Oh, the Solitude of the Little Man in the Big City … or, I <3 Slinkachu

Posted: November 21st, 2011 | Author: artintolife | Filed under: art | Tags: art, artists, British style, humor, performance art, photography, public art, public spaces, slinkachu, street art

I just need to share this artist because he brings a smile to my face. And if you can’t afford one of his photographs, there’s a little book of his work that is absolutely delightful. Yes, you read that correctly, delightful. As in it will actually make you giggle. Slinkachu is a London-based artist. His “Little People Project” occurs at several levels. Slinkachu repaints and manipulates little figures from model train sets. He then sets them up in miniature scenarios around the city (most often in London, but he has installations in other cities as well). He photographs the figures both close up and then at a bit of a distance. And then he just leaves them there.