(CNN) There's a $4.8-million piece of public art hanging underneath a Vancouver, Canada, bridge, and residents say it's distastefully positioned in an area formerly frequented by homeless people. "For the artist, I think he was thinking more abstractly about the sculpture and the light possibilities in the chandelier," he told CBC. The city didn't fund the chandelier; that was up to luxury property developer Westbank. Homelessness in Vancouver on the riseBefore construction on the project began, the area was industrial, and the Granville bridge was known to shelter homeless people, CBC reported. Vancouver's homeless population reached more than 2,220 people this year , the highest it's been since the city's homeless count started in 2002.

Source: CNN December 03, 2019 21:45 UTC