Sheltered: 123 Liberty Street

Sheltered: 123 Liberty Street explores the dynamics of visibility, empathy, and autonomy in society’s response to homelessness while advocating for more dignity-preserving solutions such as sanctioned encampments. The installation centers around a floating canvas tent—a nostalgic symbol of refuge that, from a distance, appears warmly inviting. Up close, projections of silent onlookers appear on the tent’s surface, reflecting society’s tendency to view homelessness with detached empathy. Within the intimate space, participants can experience the vulnerability of being the observed, as they sit or lie in the tent.