Sofas of Little Havana

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A photographic journal of furniture abandoned in the streets of Little Havana, Miami, and beyond. 'Sofas of Little Havana' Depicts Transient Life In Miami Neighborhood Sun Sentinel | By Ihosvani Rodriguez Sharif Salem stood near the street corner and gazed around for a few moments before catching sight of a beauty two blocks away. It was a faux white-leather job, and it was accompanied by a set of wooden friends. Read more "That's a good one. I'll be right back," he says before running off with his iPhone 5 in hand. Within seconds, Salem is crouching in front of the junked white sofa that sported a wooden dining room set heaved upon it. Like a TV show detective examining a crime scene, Salem comes up with a theory. "I am pretty sure all this [furniture] belonged to more than one person," Salem says. "The chairs weren't here earlier this morning. Someone just dumped them." After a few photos of the sofa, he's off to find another pile of art to document. He doesn't have to travel far. Salem may be the manager of a home accessories store, but his expertise on junked furniture found on curbs all along his Little Havana neighborhood came by accident. The 38-year-old Little Havana resident has perhaps one of the most peculiar Instagram feeds (@slimting) in South Florida -- with hundreds of artistic photographs devoted to junked furniture taken around his neighborhood. Some of his best pieces will be displayed at a special showing starting April 19 at the popular Performing Arts Exchange (PAX) near downtown Miami. Salem's penchant for photographing littered furnishings began about a year ago when he joined the popular photo-sharing social media site and began taking notice of all the sofas, chairs and mattresses that constantly make part of the scenery in Miami's historic neighborhood. "I've lived all over Miami, and there's no place like Little Havana," he said. "You have all these sofas everywhere, with beautiful palm trees behind them, or graffiti behind them. It's unique." Salem said most of his photos are taken during his morning and evening commutes to work in Key Biscayne. Wednesdays and Thursdays are the best days because that's when the city picks up the bulk junk, he said. His found treasures include everything from antique sofas in good condition to expensive leather furniture in complete disrepair. On some occasions, he's even found people sleeping on them. One man Update description

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Sarah S. 2014-08-17

Pure genius ( it runs in the family)

Aquarela J. 2013-11-02

I love this collection. Brilliant.

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Sofas of Little H. 2017-05-13
After a tough break-up around the beginning of the year I'm coming out of my shell to be myself again, and I promise you more sofas. Anyone who wants to say hi is welcome. Cheers.

Sofas of Little H. 2017-05-10
Sofa free Wednesday

Sofas of Little H. 2017-05-09
Sofas in the news

Sofas of Little H. 2017-05-07
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Sofas of Little H. 2017-05-07
When the master posts, you pay attention. My king of #sofafree https://instagram.com/p/BTxmTwkAsMt/

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Sofas of Little Havana has a total of 131 visitors (checkins) and 858 likes.

2 reviews of Sofas of Little Havana. Average grade 5 av 5.

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