Harrison Marshall moved into the skip in Bermondsey, south-east London, in January
An artist said he planned to live in a converted skip for a year to make a "statement" about the "crazy" cost of living crisis.The 28-year-old said the price of renting a room in London "had kind of gone crazy".
"For me to live in this area, this was the only option for me to do that, which is just mad," he said.The Skip House is part of Skip Gallery, a public art initiative intended to create space and opportunity for emerging artists, which Mr Marshall has worked with on a number of projects.Mr Marshall, co-founder of Caukin Studio, has access to a portable toilet and said he would mostly shower at work or the gym.
Mr Marshall said he found it difficult to find a place to live in London after returning from work abroad in 2022. "People were getting hundreds of messages for a single room... it was at the point where if you weren't willing to put your deposit down the same day as viewing it, you didn't really stand a chance," he said.Mr Marshall soon hopes to be connected to a power source which will enable him to use a heater and a cooker.
He said the project was "not intended to be a solution to the rising cost of living" but was "more of a statement".
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