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Favelas in Paris
In the woods of Vincennes at the foot of the French kings' castle more than 200 people live in sheds, huts or tents. A new shantytown in a chic green island in Paris. In plain sight of joggers and families out for a sunday stroll. These men are lost, excluded and at odds with society. These french men, veterans of rooming houses and squats have chosen the forest and not the streets. Most live alone in tents or makeshift shelters, the vegetation hiding them from the passersby on the footpaths nearby. Candles are used for lighting, firewood for cooking and alcohol to keep warm. A rustic existance at the gates of the nations' capital. The woods are a humid, hazardous and dangerous place. Theft and violence underline an every man for himself attitude. The outcasts of Vincennes are trespassers and liable to be evicted. However as long as they keep a low profile the authorities remain tolerant. To live destitute, stay hidden. © Stephane Remael / Oeil Public
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