Why pairs of eyes have appeared on objects across Swansea city centre

If you've visited Swansea city centre recently, chances are you'd have seen mysterious sets of eyes looking back at you as you make your way around.

Stuck on walls, inside shop windows, on safety railings, bins and even traffic cones, the unusual sight of pictures of eyeballs, without any apparent context, is a curious one indeed.

It is made even more confusing when you see the Twitter hashtag, #NotAnotherPasty alongside one or two of the pictures.

Why colourful keys have appeared on signposts all over Swansea city centre  

But instead of being there to baffle shoppers and passers by, they are the symbol of a project which highlights a very important issue. Homelessness.

A picture of eyes, with the hash tag #NotAnotherPasty have been put on the wall near The Hanbury pub (South Wales Evening Post)

The images have also been left on waste litter bins (South Wales Evening Post)

They've also appeared on the construction railings where the Kingsway works are taking place (South Wales Evening Post)

They've been stuck on traffic cones too (South Wales Evening Post)

In fact, when you are looking at the eyes on the wall, you are indeed looking into the eyes of homeless people who you regularly pass in the streets of the city, something, according to one of the people behind the project, many actively avoid doing when spotting those less fortunate.

Viv Collis, Kaylee Francis and Carlie Hughes, photo journalism students at the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, have collaborated to put the project together.

"We wanted to look at homelessness in a different way," Ms Collis said.

"It looks into the eyes of homeless people, and how we often try and avoid eye contact as we don't want to deal with the situation."

Ms Collis explained how many were willing to have photos taken of their eyes, whilst others had their portrait photos taken.

But others preferred not to be identified as a homeless person, as they felt it may act as a stigma to them in the future.

Ways you can help homeless people...

What's the best way to help the homeless

Explaining the reason behind their hashtag, she said: "We were speaking to one homeless person and they told us, 'you can't sleep in a pasty' and 'not another pasty', that's what they get bought day in day out.

"They told us, they don't want a pasty, they want to be able to sleep. Some of them would like to be able to pay for a B&B and not have to stay on the streets, and that costs £25 a night."

Homeless village in Cardiff park pulled down with tents and possessions loaded into truck

Miss Collis added: "We all learnt a lot. There were some who had spent five or six years on the street. They want support to maintain accommodation.

"We want to raise awareness, and that was our main aim."

Matt's Cafe in High Street will be hosting an exhibition of their photos for a month.