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Little People

Little People

Little People

Text JF. Pierets    Artwork Slinkachu

 

UK based artist Slinkachu is abandoning little people on the streets since 2006. Come again? “My ‘Little People Project’ started in 2006. It involves the remodelling and painting of miniature model train set characters, which I then place and leave on the street. 

 

 It is both a street art installation project and a photography project. The street-based side of my work plays with the notion of surprise and I aim to encourage city-dwellers to be more aware of their surroundings. The scenes I set up, more
 evident through the photography, and the titles I give these scenes aim to reflect the loneliness and melancholy of living in a big city, almost being lost and overwhelmed. But underneath this, there is always humour. I want people to be able to empathise with the tiny people in my works.”

Where do you get your ‘little people’?
Many of the little people live under my bed where I force them in to hard labour cleaning crumbs from my floor. Others are made by German company Preiser and can be bought in model shops and on the net. Google is your friend.

Do your ‘little people’ come ready made?
To an extent. Most are unpainted. I often remodel the characters, adding new features such as hoods with modelling clay, or changing arm and leg positions. I paint the characters and, if needed, find props. Some undergo a lot of modification, such as the super hero characters from my Whatever Happened to the Men of Tomorrow? series.

 

‘I also spend a lot of time sitting in coffee shops people-watching, reading the news and doodling in a sketchbook.’

Where do you get your props?
Many different sources such as model shops, online model railway sites and often ebay. I also use a lot of found materials, such as litter and insects.

Are you a professional photographer?
I didn’t train professionally as a photographer – I am mainly self-taught.

What camera do you use?
I use a Canon 5D mk2. When I first started I just used a simple point-and-click digital camera and then later a Canon 400D.

Have you done/would you do installations in other cities or countries?
So far I have done installations in London, Manchester, Stavanger (Norway), Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Barcelona, Athens, Marrakech and Grottaglie in Italy.

Where do you get your ideas?
Like most people, ideas come from my head through a process called ‘thinking’. I also spend a lot of time sitting in coffee shops people-watching, reading the news and doodling in a sketchbook.

Where can I purchase your prints?
Check out my website to see galleries that stock my work. If you contact them they will be able to help you further.

Can I commission you for my ad campaign / album cover / decorative tea set?
I usually avoid allowing my work to be used for commercial means, but would be open to commissions if the brief / end product / event is good (it would have to be a damn good tea set).

Can I collaborate with you on some work?
Possibly – and I always love seeing new work so just drop me a line.

Do you have a mailing list?
If you email me at slinkachu@yahoo.co.uk I will add you to my mailing list and keep you updated with future shows, releases and happenings.

 

www.slinkachu.com
www.little-people.blogspot.com

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Little People

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UK based artist Slinkachu is abandoning little people on the streets since 2006. Come again? “My ‘Little People Project’ started in 2006. It involves the remodelling and painting of miniature model train set characters, which I then place…..

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Marnie Scarlet

Marnie Scarlet

Marnie Scarlet

Text JF. Pierets

 

Although the definition of Burlesque says “a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects”, one cannot erase the image of Von Teese having a bath in a champagne glass or cuties twirling around the stage wearing nothing more then nipple pasties. Nevertheless, that was before we saw Marnie Scarlet perform in a combining mix between fetish and performance art, between burlesque and a touch of cabaret. With her fabulously larger-than-life latex outfits and wittedly deviant shows, Marnie will shock and tantalise in a vortex of surrealism.

 

From SMack! in New York to TG and Club Anti-Christ in the UK and even the Cannes Film festival, Marnie has performed all over the world at fetish and cabaret events, her style appealing both to fetish and cabaret audiences. 

 “Besides the fact that I have elements of burlesque and striptease in my shows, I do not conform to traditional burlesque standards. It’s not that I don’t like a well produced burlesque night; some of them are really great, having circus and body acts instead of only striptease, but it’s just not me. My performance is something I myself would like to watch. A bit different and hopefully something that hasn’t been done before. Put fetish, burlesque and performance art in a large bowl and shake it all up. Throw a nice hat on it, a collar and some heels and go out there to grab the world by the balls and chuck it on stage” 

Marnie creates all her outfits herself, favouring raunchy rubber, but not afraid to add some fine fabrics into the mix. From coats made out of hair-extensions to meters of beautiful lace laid over latex. Categorizing Marnie is not possible. She’s everything but ordinary, showing herself off in such a terrific way but also as a designer for Libidex UK. The one-eyed soldier, a bride corpse, a bloodthirsty nurse, a crazy clown – every detail of her costumes is perfectly composed.  “The whole show starts with the costumes. It always starts with something I made and the thought about what that personae would do.”

Some of her acts like Poison Ivy and Voodoo Apocalypse incorporate body piercing and culminate in setting fire to sparklers connected to the piercings in her body. “When I made that Poison Ivy dress I thought to myself ‘What does Poison Ivy do?’. Well, she stings, so I created a piercing show.“

‘With a touch of make up and a dress, you can be another person. I always loved dressing up.’

By being a strong, independent woman, Marnie could almost be considered a role model but she’s not out there to make a strong statement. “I’m just being me when I’m on stage. It’s very basic. When I was starting I had so many ideas and I wanted so eagerly to put myself on a stage, that any audience was suitable. As long as I could do what I had to do.” Nevertheless she’s not afraid to make a point, to make people think. Her Tin Soldier act is an averment against war without making a big point of it. Once you come to understand her show, these moments of explicitness blend into the overall of the act. 

Because Marnie looks like a work of art, a resemblance with Leigh Bowery comes to mind but it’s more a way of life instead of an act. “Putting on clothes always makes me feel good. With a touch of make up and a dress, you can be another person. I always loved dressing up. When I was little I had a dress up box but when I grew up people told me I couldn’t do that anymore. So I decided never to grow up. It worked.”

When asked about her future plans, one can only wear shades because of the brightness. “I have recently done the Red Exhibition at the Cultivate Vyner street Gallery (my red latex Clown Stilettos went on display there) and will put a bull skull that I have decorated and worn for a shoot/performance in an exhibition called Mexico Sienestro, at the Resistance Gallery. I have a lot of exciting gigs lined up which you can check on my website but amongst others, I’m performing my Apocalyptic Voodoo show at the infamous Torture Garden on New years Eve in London!!! You see, I love my life and it is safe to say I’m living the full on Fetish La Vida Loca!!” 

 

www.libidex.com
www.marniescarlet.com

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