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Free meals for homeless
beneath the M32
muslim charity
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by Scooj
* the food smelled bloody delicious too.
Tag: Homeless
This is Britain
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Under the arches
out of sight from prying eyes
a small tent. A home
.
by Scooj
Rough sleeper
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I don’t want to smell
no one wants to be smelly;
have you got two pounds?
.
by Scooj
- Part of a longer conversation with a man that I met this morning. Expletives removed.
Homeless
Baccy tin open
in front of her cold crossed legs
shelter for small coins.
by Scooj
Hard times
By the cathedral
a man and his dog asleep;
nowhere else to go.
by Scooj
First World
Overlooked, unloved
bleeding heart of the city
where hope has no place.
by Scooj
Passive
A life story scrawled
on a piece of old cardboard
entreats compassion.
by Scooj
419. North Street hoarding (5)
This little alcove, created by the side of a shop on one side and a hoarding on the other is a favourite haunt of John D’oh’s. Hardly a week goes by without a new stencil from this productive agent provocateur appearing in the immediate area.
His works are often political, and here we have a statement about homelessness which frankly is difficult to disagree with. The expression of this issue through graffiti art is surely representative of a general groundswell of opinion that things just aren’t great at the moment for those who drop under the radar of our bullish Government. Casualties…collateral damage of ‘Britain being open for business’. Shame.
Bag lady
All I have is here
my worldly goods and my home;
lonely and alone.
by Scooj
283. The Bearpit (21)
In Bristol, most of the political street art seems to be created by stencil specialists. I guess the technique lends itself to writing messages and combining them with famous, iconic or striking figures.
In this beautifully executed example by Dice 67, we see a homeless man holding up a banner, while behind him there is a group of Tory politicians, in what appears to be a police line up. The Prime Minister is accompanied by Gove, Hunt, Osborne and one other. The Tory manufactured mantra since the coalition has been ‘we’re all in it together’. Obviously it is not the case, as the wealthy continue to get wealthier and the poorest in our communities are dropping through the cracks.
Whether I agree or not with this piece is irrelevant in so much as it is a fantastic work and worthy of greater exposure. Dice 67 is a brilliant stencil artist, and I always love it when he visits Bristol and leaves something like this behind.
He signs off the piece with his usual spray cans. A great work.
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