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Artist decides to live in skip to highlight cost-of-living crisis

AN artist living in a converted skip has described the move as a “statement” on the “crazy” cost of living in London.

Harrison Marshall, co-founder of Caukin Studio, took up residence in the skip in Bermondsey, south-east London, in January and aims to live there for a year.

The 28-year-old said that his action was “not intended to be a solution to the rising cost of living” but was instead intended to get people talking about cost-of-living problems in London.

“I don’t expect other people to pursue this or replicate it,” Mr Marshall said.

“It’s very hard to replicate. So, really, it’s more of a statement and something which tackles or talks about the issue in a light-hearted way and highlights just how crazy it is to live in central London.

“For me to live in this area, this was the only option for me to do that, which is just mad.”

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.

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