GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Loren Naji has been surprising people on the streets of Grand Rapids since he took up residence in his 8-foot spherical home last week.

But on Monday, Sept. 19, the ArtPrize artist from Cleveland, Ohio was the one who got the surprise. Naji returned to his home, which he calls an "Emoh," to find his power cord unplugged, coiled and lying behind the structure.

GRFD Fire Inspector Don Gerkey unplugged ArtPrize artist Loren Naji today, Sept. 19.

"My immediate reaction is surprise," he said while standing outside his temporary residence in front of McKay Tower. "I didn't even realize it until now."

Naji hadn't noticed the cord was unplugged until he was asked by an MLive reporter Monday around 11:30 a.m.

The cord, which was plugged into a city streetlight across the sidewalk a few feet away, is the only easy source of electricity within reach of his tiny abode.

The cord was unplugged by Grand Rapids Fire Inspector Don Gerkey earlier this morning.

Gerkey said a cord across the sidewalk is an obvious hazard during a high foot traffic event like ArtPrize. He looked around the Kilwin's seating area nearby for a different plug, but couldn't find one.

Naji said he uses the electricity for a light inside the structure and to charge his phone and computer. He added that he will likely just look for a different plug in Kilwin's or Biggby Coffee.

Or, since no one is actually patrolling his sphere, he may just plug it back into the streetlight and unplug it when he's not using it.

Gerkey tried to ring the bell a couple times when he discovered the cord issue, but Naji was out getting supplies.

He took one of the artist's card before leaving the scene and planned to contact the artist.

"I guess I'll call him," Gerkey said.

Naji is planning to live in the sphere for the duration of the month-long ArtPrize competition.

He is hoping to use his time in "Emoh" to confront the issues behind homelessness and generate discussion on what he calls "the backward system of vacancy and the environment."