Homeless charity Crisis has commissioned a giant statue that was unveiled outside King’s Cross Station, London by The Crown star Imelda Staunton.
The homeless charity is hoping to raise awareness for the 300,000 families who could be pushed into homelessness and temporary housing in the coming year. This is due to the cost of living crisis currently affecting thousands of people.
The important issue has been personified by the statue named ‘Alex’ was created by special effects prosthetics expert, Sophie de Oliveira Barata. Sophie used the features of 17 homeless people to create the figure using face mapping technology. The giant statue reaches a height of 4.3 metres, imposing in its nature to ensure it can’t be ignored.
The hyper-real sculpture is surrounded by QR codes allowing passersby to find out more via the Crisis website. The hope is that this will also encourage donations to the homeless charity. The …
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