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slinkachu: house of god
'house of god (application to the department
of city planning - ref: 13-3470/C)'
image © slinkachu
london-based artist slinkachu is known for his 'little people project' which began in 2006, whereby he remodels and paints
miniature train set characters, arranging them in particular scenarios on the street, photographing them and leaving them
for passer-bys to stumble upon. the street art installation / photographic work is intended to encourage city-dwellers
to be more aware of their surroundings.
slinkachu's latest piece is 'house of god (application to the department
of city planning - ref: 13-3470/C)' located in new york city.
the
miniature installation is situated on a hydrant in which the artist has
placed a crescent moon, a well-recognized symbol of the islam faith,
on
the upper domed structure, as a means of referencing a mosque. at the
base of the hydrant, a small sticker with the photo of an entrance
to a muslim place of worship, is accompanied by four figurines -
three men and a woman - dressed in traditional attire.
'house of god (application to the department
of city planning - ref: 13-3470/C)'
image © slinkachu
this installation is a follow-up to slinkachu's 'house of god (application for planning permission – ref: 11/0282-D)'
which was exhibited earlier this year in his solo show 'concrete ocean' at andipa gallery, by which he altered a
pylon to also represent an islamic place of worship.
'house of god (application for planning permission – ref: 11/0282-D)' by slinkachu
image courtesy of arrested motion
'house of god (application for planning permission – ref: 11/0282-D)' by slinkachu
image courtesy of arrested motion
here is a look at some of slinkachu's other recent work:
'sugar high', 2011
continuous tone lambda C-type
80 x 120 cm (31 1/2 x 47 in)
edition of 5, signed
image © slinkachu
'sugar high', 2011
continuous tone lambda C-type
80 x 120 cm (31 1/2 x 47 in)
edition of 5, signed
images © slinkachu
'boys own adventures', 2011
image © slinkachu
'boys own adventures', 2011 (detail)
image © slinkachu
'animals', 2011
image © slinkachu
the dome structure is can also refer to christian-orthodox in russia or the kopten in egypt.
in comparison to the other pictures of the little people, this piece don't comes well thinked.
(gum and street, the stone thrower on a bridge, police and bugs are logical in it's meaning, the mosue and the hydrant not)....or i am on the complete wrong path?
(sry for the english)
Not that this possibility should be a reason not to do it - the contrary.
please continue :-)
about the fire hydrant , come on guys...no meanings, no metaphors and certainly no insults, it is only an analogy to represent a mosque dome.
peace.
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