With much street art, it’s the grand murals and big projects that grab the viewer’s attention. Slinkachu’s pieces, however, take a keen eye. His installations make the world better in very tiny ways. The scenes he creates star tiny dwellers in a big world. Often humorous or tinged with melancholy, his tiny figures are lifelike and full of character. Their scenes are a pleasant surprise for anyone who happens upon them.

 

 

 

Slinkachu creates his scenes by modifying the tiny figures of people made for train sets. He often repaints and repositions his characters, breathing new life into them. He then pairs them with both props and location. His art seems for the pensive. It’s easy to walk by one of Slinkachu’s tiny installations, but the scenes are worthy of more stares than many huge pieces. They are tiny marvels that Slinkachu has scattered across Amsterdam, Barcelona, Manchester, Norway, Rotterdam, and Italy.

 

 

Slinkachu’s installations tell the stories of tiny billionaires, superheroes, Banksy imitators, and everyday people. He provides viewers with humor, romance, and adventure, all while offering different perspectives on each piece. He photographs each of his scenes three or four times, starting with a close-up and ending with a completely zoomed out shot. The first immerses viewers in the little scenes he’s created, while the others slowly reveal the huge world they are a part of. Some showcase irony, such as a scene of tiny rich people being served by a butler slowly transforming into the bigger scene--the world in which they inhabit is a trash laden street corner. Many, however, leave one with a sense of how huge the world is. It becomes almost daunting as the scope changes.

To see more of The Little People Project, check out the official blog or Slinkachu’s website. Below is a video of him creating the Wet ‘n’ Wild installation in Grottaglie, Italy. Slinkachu has two books based around the little people available now!