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Winos and the homeless situation in America

 

an installation at Show N Tell Gallery, San Francisco 1993

 

  

 

99 Bottles on the wall , on the wall...

 

Part of the installation  at the Show n Tell gallery was a wine tasting featuring thunderbird wine, a favorite of street people for its high level of alcohol and low price. More bang for your buck.  Only about 6 or 7 bottles were consumed at the opening. That was after all the beer ran out. Thunderbird  is an acquired taste savored at street level.

 

 

 

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crusher.web jpg.jpg (19271 bytes)One installed work was The Can Crusher. about 85 lbs. of steel on a pulley system.  Gold miller draft beer was served in the can at the show.  Viewers could crush the cans and stack them . They resembled gold coins.  The income or currency of the street.

 

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Begging machine.

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Drawing from wine. wine drawing.

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wino carriageweb.jpg (33858 bytes)Wino Carriage. 

This "carriage" was designed to transport one who could no longer walk .  It had a handle which was very difficult to hold and the entire process of caring for someone drunk was cumbersome.  Just as in "real life".

 

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Dinner Where

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Copper Hat