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Little People in the City: The Street Art of Slinkachu (foreword by Will Self) Hardcover – Unabridged, 5 Sept. 2008
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‘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
- Print length128 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherBoxtree
- Publication date5 Sept. 2008
- Reading age18 years and up
- Dimensions20.32 x 1.78 x 13.97 cm
- ISBN-109780752226644
- ISBN-13978-0752226644
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- ASIN : 0752226649
- Publisher : Boxtree; Main Market edition (5 Sept. 2008)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 128 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780752226644
- ISBN-13 : 978-0752226644
- Reading age : 18 years and up
- Dimensions : 20.32 x 1.78 x 13.97 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 51,729 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"Why" was the question several of my colleges at work asked me when I received this little book from Amazon this morning. First they've asked me why does he do it and then, why did I bought it. To the first question I answered that Slinkachu is an artist and this is his art. For the second question I didn't need to answer anything. Just passed the book to their hands and let them see for themselves.
I've been following Slinkachu work on the Internet for some time now and when I knew this book was on sale, I just had to bought it.
Flick through and you're reminded that we're all little people at the end of the day. Slink captures that lost, vulnerable feeling we all get sometimes and then throws in the comic moments too.
I first saw "Dreams of packing it all in" when I was trapped in a big corporate and had just been prescribed the happy pills. It now takes pride of place on my self-employed office wall and reminds me of how things used to be.
And at this price, cannot we all afford some art in our lives?
Can't explain why or how, but these images are infinitely more than funny pictures of little plastic models. They have a lot to say, and say it succinctly, they are truly disturbing and delightful.
I have no doubt that the instalations were mind blowing, however the quality of the pictures and close ups could have been much much better.
throw in some heartfelt life messages, and you have this book. It's a great alternative view on life, and life in London specifically.
Recommended.







