Greg Kloehn 格雷格·克勒恩

四川省成都市 李露 選譯

Greg Kloehn 格雷格·克勒恩

四川省成都市 李露 選譯

Greg Kloehn,an artist in Oakland,California is using his skills to help the homeless.He builds very smallshelters1that make life on the streets a little more comfortable.Thestructures2offer the homeless some safety and protection from bad weather.Each little house also has wheels on thebottom3so it can go wherever its owner goes.

Greg Kloehn has given away at least 20 tiny houses.Several are on the roadside near an active railroad.On a recent day,Mr.Kloehn stops to visit Oscar Young.The two men hug.Inside his little shelter,Mr.Young getsrelief4from cold nights on the streets.Mr.Kloehn also visits Sweet Pea,another friend who also lives in one of the little homes the artist built.She says it keeps her safe and protects herpossessions5.

In the morning,Mr.Kloehn searches the streets for building materials.He gathers what he can and takes it to his studio.There,he puts the houses together.Empty coffee bags become roof material.A washing machine door and refrigerator part become windows.The artist also attaches a small electricaldevice6to the house.The device is powered by the sun.

Some of the people living on the streets once had normal houses of their own.But some of the people say they have learned to live with less and they are thankful to that man.

Mr.Kloehn says his work is not a social project.He says he is just someone using his skills to help his homeless neighbors.

格雷格·克勒恩是加利福利亞州奧克蘭的一名藝術家，他發揮所長幫助無家可歸的人。他建了一些小屋，讓睡在街上的人住得稍微舒服些。小屋在壞天氣里為流浪者提供了安全和保護。每個小屋底部還有輪子，可以隨主人移動。

格雷格·克勒恩已經送出至少20間小屋。有幾個還處于繁華鐵路的路邊。最近某天，克勒恩先生拜訪了奧斯卡·楊。兩人擁抱了一下。在楊的小住所里，他可以不用在寒冷的夜里在街上受凍了。克勒恩還拜訪了另外一個住在他建的小屋里的朋友“甜豆”。她說小屋保證了她的安全，還保護了她的財產。

早上，克勒恩在街上尋找建筑材料。他盡可能地收集材料并將其帶回工作室。在那里，他將材料建成小屋。空的咖啡袋變成了屋頂材料。洗衣機的門和冰箱的部件成了窗戶。藝術家克勒恩還給房子安裝了小型電氣設備。該套設備由太陽提供能量。

有些住在街上的人曾經擁有正常的房子。但是一些人說他們需要學會簡樸生活并且對克勒恩充滿了感激。

克勒恩先生表示他的工作并不是一項社會性項目。他只是想利用自己的技術來幫助那些無家可歸的街坊們。

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