The Little People Project

I'll have to watch my step the next time I'm in London.

From HuffPo...

It’s a small world after all, as the song goes, and for London-based street artist Slinkachu, this is both literal and figurative: He’s a small-scale installation artist, setting up miniatures on the streets which he then photographs and later “abandons” to the world at large.

“At first the main draw in working very small is that it was quicker and cheaper to be able to produce and leave something on the street,” the artist explained, speaking with MutualArt.com. “As I explored the idea I became a lot more fascinated with the connotations that the scale could imply.”

The two-part process of the project - from the installation to the photography - perfectly encapsulates the thrills (and perils!) of life in a modern metropolis. “There are different levels to the work and different messages, for me at least. The initial street work hopefully inspires people to think about the overlooked and unseen world around them,” the artist explains, “[while] the photography can hopefully tell more of a story and make people think about their place in the world, particularly in a large city.”