inhabiting the public space / an inhabitable public space
When you inhabit the public space you have to find a place. Some places are more welcoming and intimate than others and are good to spend the whole day and night; others are good points for both begging money and having rest; others are good only until the sun shines; others are not good at all.
A homeless inhabits the other corner, opposite to the first one, of the European Parliament square
A homeless inhabits one of the two corners of the European Parliament square
A man lies in the sun in front of the Eu Parliament, the other passes by going to his "home" in the Parliament square
Two men live in the Eu Parliament square:
one is always there, in the same point;
the other arrives only to rest.
A man takes a nap.
It's windy and it's cold to beg money outside.
Mobility / Permanence:
two persons pass by with their trolleys, looking at the homeless man resting in the corner
A girl sleeps in the sun,
in front of the Train Station stairs
Two girls beg money outside the Train Station
There are few tents by the hedge in the park
A man is resting in a quiet corner by the pond
The covered paths at both sides of the Parliament are too much lightened to be intimate to sleep
The only public toilet in the zone:
you can pee until 19 and not during weekends
RESEARCH
ABOUT