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He's like Banksy - but not as big...They're not pets, Susan, says a stern father who has just shot a bumblebee, its wings sparkling in the evening lamplight; 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 First 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...

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Slinkachu is a London-based street artist, who, for the last few years, has been leaving tiny, hand-painted figures in the busy streets, waiting for people to find them. Being billed as the next Banksy-only smaller-the intrigue has already begun and people are on the lookout...

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He's like Banksy -- but not as big...

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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 Citybrings 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

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