'I moved into a SKIP to save money on rent - it costs just £50 a month'
He soon hopes to be connected to a power source which will enable him to use a heater and a cooker."All the neighbours are incredibly friendly. If I'm outside for five minutes I'll have at least one or two people from the area come up to me and ask what I'm doing and how I am."cost of livingHe pointed out his move is "not intended to be a solution to the rising cost of living" but is to get people talking."It's very hard to replicate.
"So, really, it's more of a statement and something which tackles or talks about the issue in a light-hearted way and highlights just how crazy it is to live in central London.However, the artist is adamant that the project, which required support from a number of different organisations to become workable, is not meant to be aspirational."That's definitely not the way that I want this project to go. It's more of a statement.
The Skip House is part of Skip Gallery, a public art initiative intended to create space and opportunity for emerging artists. This comes as other struggling families across the UK are forced to move home amid the cost of living crisis.
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