For more than two decades now, artist Willie Baronet has committed himself to a “found” art project of sorts. Whenever he encounters homeless people with signs he finds fascinating, he offers to buy them from them, usually for $10. Altogether, he now has hundreds of signs that represent a diversity of stories from impoverished people throughout the country. In recent years, Baronet began displaying these signs as collages and sculptures in galleries. Though people tend to pay little attention to these signs when they encounter them in real life, they’re confronted with the needs and emotions of those down on their luck and are forced to reflect on the circumstances Read more: care2/causes/3-art-installations-that-shed-new-light-on-homelessness.html#ixzz35xcNr9Xu Read more: care2/causes/3-art-installations-that-shed-new-light-on-homelessness.html#ixzz35xcNr9Xu
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