Slinkachu, a London-based artist who for several years has been placing tiny hand painted people on street corners, park benches, and the Underground, and leaving them to fend for themselves. Much like Banksy’s early graffiti work, Slinkachu’s creations mix the bustle, humor, and melancholy of city life, and lie quietly in the darker corners of London’s streets, waiting to be discovered. And if you’re lucky enough to find one, to quote The Times: “Oddly enough, even when you know they are just hand-painted figurines, you can’t help but feel that their plights convey something of our own fears about being lost and vulnerable in a big, bad city.” The modified figurines made for model train sets and working in minature opens up the city landscapes in unexpected ways. He recently published a book foreworded by Will Self containing a big set of his installations – Little People in the City: The Street Art of Slinkachu.
But enough words. Let the pictures do the talking.