Indonesian single mother Puryanti bows stiffly like a robot, as she and her five-year-old son, their bodies gleaming in silver paint, appeal to passersby for an occasional coin at a busy intersection outside the capital Jakarta reut.rs/3cLWG8O 
They are among a group of people dubbed 'manusia silver,' or 'silver people' who use the strategy to draw attention, while struggling to make ends meet after the coronavirus pushed Southeast Asia’s largest economy into recession last year
Puryanti uses a homemade paint, a mixture of screen-printing powder and cooking oil, to coat their bodies and add dramatic effect to the robot act. She says the silver paint causes no ill-effects
Puryanti has checked with the police that she can continue to work as a 'silver person' for now, as long as she follows coronavirus measures such as wearing a mask, but she has higher ambitions reut.rs/3cLWG8O
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