I have nothing intelligent to really say about this rather sad article in the NYT about a poor man in Japan who starved to death after he stopped receiving welfare. But I was captivated by this image of his shack because, while it's clear that this shanty was occupied by someone in extreme poverty, there's something hauntingly beautiful about it. I think it's a combination of the fact that it looks like a piece of modern art (somehow, it's color scheme doesn't look accidental, the blue of the leftover siding and the red in the rust create a beautiful combination) yet holds a story of poverty and tragedy inside.
Photo by Ko Sasaki for the New York Times.
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