Naphat (Belle) Chanpongsang

Imagine working a 10-hour shift only to come home to a space the same size as your cubicle at work. While this may be hard to imagine for some, this is common in Hong Kong due to the exponentially increasing population and the limited space. To create a coffin home, flats were illegally subdivided into around 15 partitioned units, sharing a kitchen and bathroom. Each home is usually only large enough for a bunk bed which is surrounded by a metal cage. Not only does this bed have to hold one's basic necessities, it also has to function as sleeping quarters. Therefore, for many, these coffin homes only allow for the uncomfortable position of bending their legs in an almost fetal-like position while lying down.