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paraSITE: the bandage over the nomadic wound (2016)

by SomaticPirate on 10/1/23, 4:41 PM with 16 comments

  • by gregschlom on 10/1/23, 6:08 PM

    Nearly everyone on this thread is saying how this isn't a practical solution to the problem, and nearly everyone is missing the point: it's not meant to be practical in any way. It's an art installation. It's meant to be big, ugly, provocative, a bit trolling (see the name, parasite) and generate a discussion on the issue of homelessness.
  • by leashless on 10/1/23, 5:37 PM

    Somewhat more practically http://lalaunchpad.org/
  • by ProcNetDev on 10/1/23, 5:43 PM

    The post is cool art but ice fishing tents work well in the Denver safe outdoor spaces.

    https://www.coloradovillagecollaborative.org/safe-outdoor-sp...

  • by gyudin on 10/1/23, 5:55 PM

    Cities like LA, SF pay more than $2000 every month for each tent space and spend almost a billion dollar a year on emergency responses. Don’t think $5 tent is gonna change anything.
  • by Animats on 10/1/23, 5:34 PM

    With this, and yesterday's cardboard bed...
  • by retrac98 on 10/1/23, 5:42 PM

    ParaSite? Seriously?