The Power Cart
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Mouna Andraos was showing her Power Cart in the streets of Williamsburg (Brooklyn) yesterday, offering alternative power to passersby in need of charging their mobile phone.
The mobile unit is inspired by street vendors, knife sharpeners from India, refills of gas in Africa, fake Gucci bags in Paris and chair massages in New York, the Power Cart looks and feels like another service for the city of today. Where ever you might be in the world, hail the Power Car for a quick fix. The Power Car owner will turn the crank for you and get the electricity you need, one minute of cranking at a time. With a little help from the solar panel. More images. |
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Great. Now mash this up with Krzysztof Wodiczkos'"homeless vehicle project" and you've got a reason for folks to interact with the homeless. I no longer have to step over you and pretend you don't exist since now you are a "service provider."
If we are going to empower the homeless lets go a little further. The homeless don't have an address, no geographic location to call home. This makes it hard to be and feel legitimate, and especially hard to find employment. The city is their home. Solution description - provide them with a cel phone and a URL. That is address enough for the urban nomad. Geolocative, mobile, etc...
Thanks and rock on,
Daddy Sucrose
P.S. the real solution to homelessness is adequate funding and resources...