Signs for the Homeless is an art project started by artists Kenji Nakayama and Christopher Hope in an effort to raise awareness about poverty and homelessness around the Boston area. The basic concept behind the ongoing project is that the two artists approach homeless people on the streets who are holding signs and propose an exchange. As their tag line states: "A sign in exchange for donations and a hand painted sign." Essentially, Nakayama and Hope offer $10 and create hand painted signs for each person they come across.
Top photo: Jimmy Sunshine, 31, Davis Square, Somerville, MA
Colleen, 20, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Jim, 58, Kneeland Street near South Station
Mike, 57, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Alberto, Kneeland Street near South Station
Susan J., 46, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Angela Douyon-Previlon, Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Bobbi, 52, Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Rudolph West, 63, Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Dana Robinson, 45, Central Square, Cambridge, MA
Frank, I-93 off-ramp near South Station
Chris, Downtown Crossings
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