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04-05-2016, 10:26 PM
Artist transforms sewers into teensy tiny dwellings
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Milan-based artist*Biancoshock (http://www.biancoshock.com/)*has taken to the streets of his hometown for his most recently published project, turning abandoned manholes into claustrophobic dwellings.
Although cute and in line with rise of the trendy tiny home,*Biancoshock found inspiration for the project, entitled Borderlife, from people who are forced to live in extreme conditions, including sewers.*
SEE ALSO: Photographer turns old food scraps into new pieces of art (http://mashable.com/2016/03/25/food-scrap-art-culinary-canvas/)
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Image: Biancoshock (http://www.biancoshock.com/borderlife.html)
"If some problems can **t be avoided, make them comfortable,"*Biancoshock writes on his website.*
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Image: Biancoshock (http://www.biancoshock.com/borderlife.html)
Biancoshock also points to the city of Bucharest, which reportedly (http://abcnews.go.com/International/life-tunnels-inside-underground-world-bucharest-romanias-sewer/story?id=27200275) has hundreds of people leaving in its sewers.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/05/artist-sewer-tiny-home/)
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Milan-based artist*Biancoshock (http://www.biancoshock.com/)*has taken to the streets of his hometown for his most recently published project, turning abandoned manholes into claustrophobic dwellings.
Although cute and in line with rise of the trendy tiny home,*Biancoshock found inspiration for the project, entitled Borderlife, from people who are forced to live in extreme conditions, including sewers.*
SEE ALSO: Photographer turns old food scraps into new pieces of art (http://mashable.com/2016/03/25/food-scrap-art-culinary-canvas/)
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzA1LzgxLzI2MjY5OTJfb3JpLmIyYjA1LmpwZw pwCXRodW1iCTU3NXg0MDk2Pg/5bcd9a34/549/2626992_orig.jpg
Image: Biancoshock (http://www.biancoshock.com/borderlife.html)
"If some problems can **t be avoided, make them comfortable,"*Biancoshock writes on his website.*
http://rack.2.mshcdn.com/media/ZgkyMDE2LzA0LzA1LzQ2LzU5NzA2NjIuOWM2NjUuanBnCnAJdG h1bWIJNTc1eDQwOTY-/52e9302e/96d/5970662.jpg
Image: Biancoshock (http://www.biancoshock.com/borderlife.html)
Biancoshock also points to the city of Bucharest, which reportedly (http://abcnews.go.com/International/life-tunnels-inside-underground-world-bucharest-romanias-sewer/story?id=27200275) has hundreds of people leaving in its sewers.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/05/artist-sewer-tiny-home/)
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