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This Is the Best Way to Fight Back Against London’s Anti-homeless Spikes
By Little Atoms / littleatoms.com
In the past few years, central London has witnessed the rise of “anti-homeless spikes”, rows of small steel protrusions placed in doorways to make them too uncomfortable for rough sleepers to bed down in for the night. This phenomenon has coincided with a massive increase in homelessness in the UK capital.
The spikes below are at the site of the legendary Plastic People nightclub in Shoreditch, which closed its doors in early 2015 after 20 years of championing underground music.
They are not very comfortable, but then that’s the point
Recently some local artists (and friends of Little Atoms) decided to make something beautiful out of something ugly, because that’s what artists do. Or, to put it in their words: “A bunch of idiots went out of an eve to address the issue of anti-homeless spikes in public/private space by setting up a small public library and a very comfortable seating and sleeping area in London’s Hoxton.”
Philosophers stone – selected views from the boat http://philosophers-stone.co.uk
Source: http://www.philosophers-stone.co.uk/?p=2367
