Charity or abuse? Artist tags London homeless, puts them ‘on sale’

‘An artist has electronically-tagged homeless people in London, offering a chance to track their every move to buyers online. Kristian von Hornsleth told RT that he wanted to raise awareness with the project, while critics accuse him of abusing the vulnerable.
The Danish avant-garde artist has so far put a device he calls the “Hornsleth Homeless Tracker” on 10 people he previously photographed.
Promo videos for the project showed Hornsleth encouraging the participants to look “a little bit more poor… more homeless” during the photoshoot.
The artist then put the homeless people “on sale,” asking for £24,989 ($32,700) for an opportunity to track every move of one of the participants during the course of a year.
The project’s website said that the special app, connected to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, turns a homeless person into a “real-life Pokemon Go or human Tamagotchi.”
Framed portraits of the participants as well as T-shirts with their photos can also be purchased for £47.40 ($61) and £21.18 ($53), respectively.’

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