Homeless Enlightened

Abstract

Homeless people are a complex and heterogeneous group of people who do not have a regular dwelling. Surprisingly, some of them form strong connections and collaborate each other by sharing space, shelter and some responsibilities. Nevertheless, as an invisible group, their actions became unaware. The present essay aims to identify the diurnal and nocturnal ways of life of a selected group of homeless men. Combining a photographic camera technique for nocturnal shoots to the light beams produced by the light poles and the circulating cars, it is possible to see these men strangely illuminated in the darkness. This unstable and swinging light clarify the obscure and hidden environment of that men, yielding surprising scenes of daily activities as well as revealing the efforts to struggle against the toughness of the streets. In the end, this work uncovers evidences of solidarity and dignity