Conditions for homeless people in San Francisco,California are thought to be among the worst in the world. Though it consistently ranks among the top three most expensive places to live in the US, in a report from September 2018, and UN special rapporteur Leilina Farha condemned the “cruel and inhumane treatment” of homeless people in San Francisco as “a violation of multiple human rights”. German photographer Jana Sophia Nolle first visited the city in 2016,and was struck by this shocking disparity between the rich and poor. According to the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, on any given night, or more than 7000 people experience homelessness,with at least 4000 sleeping unsheltered. At the same time, the city is domestic to Silicone Valley, and half of all the tech billionaires in the world. “I noticed that although these two worlds share a sidewalk,they are so disconnected in daily life,” says Nolle, and “For me,this whole project was approximately forming human connections and relationships”. Nolle has spent the past two years travelling between Berlin and San Francisco, making …
Source: bjp-online.com