The actress is currently the talk of the town in social media after netizens called her art exhibit as poverty porn.
After posting a photo of her art exhibit on her instagram, actress Solenn Heusaff received immediate backlash for her out-of-touch way of promoting art. Netizens were quick to call her out and labeled her art as ‘poverty porn.’
In the photo, Solenn is sitting on a wooden chair, with her mini background that is her painting of nature, and the set-up placed under an abstract-design mat matching her art. However, the place where she took the photo seems to be in a squatter’s area.
The actress justified, “people who are quick to judge are toxic. That’s what happened to the world when social media became too easy to use,” and several netizens questioned her saying, “Poverty porn? Is this how you sell your art, Miss Solenn?” Others were calling her for being insensitive for promoting art using poverty. She was also called out for deleting comments on her photo, and defended herself that negativity is toxic.