“PUBLIC BEDROOM”

Lagos is one big Public bedroom. A lot of people are sleeping in the street. They do look different from eachother. Some look OYO (On Your Own) , some NFA (No Future Ambition). The NHL person has a heavenly smile on his face. Definitely a No Hurry in Life man. Notice the little straw he keeps in his right hand! The art of living.
Apart from in the Netherlands, in every country PAPA visited so far you see people deep asleep. Vulnerable like the snowdrops in Bishkek and the homeless boy Sao Paulo. Enjoying a refreshing nap in the soft covers of the benches in Lina Bo Bardi’s sports and cultural center in Sao Paulo.

Sound asleep

Sao Paulo -  Sleeping in the middle of a busy shopping street is safer than sleeping in a hidden corner, and  the small ants in the parks are very aggressive. There are…
Lino Hellings – Sao Paulo Lab

Snowdrop

Bishkek -  Winter has just disappeared and the grass has started to grow. On his way to the supermarket (to buy booze?) this man takes a nap on the side of…
Lino Hellings – Bishkek Lab

Sleeping like sand

Dhaka -  Kadar moton ghumai literally translates to ‘sleeping like sand’. It is generally used for small children who drape themselves around their mother, sleeping as if the world didn’t exist. These…
Shahidul Alam – Migrationpapa

NHL No Hurry in Life

Lagos -  This NHL person has a heavenly smile on his face. Definitely a ‘No Hurry in Life’ man. Notice the little straw he holds in his right hand. His slogan is…
Lino Hellings – Lagos Lab

He is probably drunk

Bishkek -  In Bishkek you often see drunken people lying on the roadside. Passers-by will only help if the person is well dressed. Even this happens rarely. …
Tatyana Zelenskaja – Bishkek Lab

Sleeping late on sunday

Rotterdam -  This man is tired. After having a light supper at the church for the homeless, he crashes on the first bench he lays eyes on. He yells something in a…
Martijn Nieuwenhuis – Rotterdam Lab

NFA

Lagos -  NFA – Nigerian Football Association or ‘No Future Ambition’. The way this man sleeps and is dressed indicates that he does not have many plans for the future.…
Tuoyo Omagba – Lagos Lab

After dinner nap

Sao Paulo -  Lina Bo Bardi’s SESC Pompéia, a community centre for sports and culture in Sao Paulo facilitates a good sleep through robust and at the same time soft couches. A after…
Lino Hellings – Sao Paulo Lab

Obeying naturea€™s call

Lagos -  You often see people sleeping during working hours in small-scale business places. This habit struck me. As I tried to find out why this man was sleeping at that time…
Andrew Esiebo – Lagos Lab

Lost body

Sao Paulo -  Regardless of the time,  being homeless in a big city  affects a person’s body.…
Ines Correa – Migrationpapa

No littering, no skating, no hanging around, no sleeping

Rotterdam -  More and more benches in the city and the railway stations have these ridges that make it impossible or at least very uncomfortable to sleep on.
The ones on this…
Maurice Bogaert – Rotterdam Lab

iron shutters

Sao Paulo -  As the wheather is mostly soft with temperatures around 25 celsius, most shops have no shop windows or doors. When they are open at day time, they open up completely…
Lino Hellings – Sao Paulo Lab