Little People in the City: The Street Art of Slinkachu (foreword by Will Self) Book

'They're Not Pets Susan ' says a stern father who has just shot a bumblebee its wings sparkling in the evening sunlight; a lone office worker less than an inch high looks out over the river in his lunch break 'Dreaming of Packing it all In'; and a tiny couple share a 'Last Kiss' against the soft neon lights of the city at midnight. Mixing sharp humour with a delicious edge of melancholy "Little People in the City" brings together the collected photographs of Slinkachu a street-artist who for several years has been leaving little hand-painted people in the bustling city to fend for themselves waiting to be discovered...' 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 Times".

‘They’re Not Pets, Susan,’ says a stern father who has just shot a bumblebee, its wings sparkling in the evening sunlight; a lone office worker, less than an inch high, looks out over the river in his lunch break, ‘Dreaming of Packing it all In’; and a tiny couple share a ‘Last Kiss’ against the soft neon lights of the city at midnight.Mixing sharp humour with a delicious edge of melancholy, Little People in the City brings together the collected photographs of Slinkachu, a street-artist who for several years has been leaving little hand-painted people in the bustling city to fend for themselves, waiting to be discovered. . .‘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 Times

Little People in the City : Hardback : Pan Macmillan : 9780752226644 : 0752226649 : 14 May 2010 : He's like Banksy -- but not as big...