Finnish artist Jani Leinonen remembers when the first new Burger King opened up in Helsinki. For weeks and weeks, people were queuing outside to get the first burgers, and they were tweeting from the queue happily. It was this weird queue of pride, he said. But he also remembers another queue, not so far away, at a homeless shelter. Unable to shake the juxtaposition, Leinonens launched a new project in an art gallery in Hungary: A fast food joint called Hunger King that keeps the rich and poor segregated in two different lines.
Posted on: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 02:50:38 +0000
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