WHAT?
Mini-me is a form of ephemeral miniature street art. Miniature figures are placed temporarily in street art settings to illustrate stories about art, justice, sustainability and heritage. These settings are photographed for different media including Instagram.
WHO?
Mini-me or Minime is a miniature street artist from Melbourne whose work can be viewed on Instagram ie findminime and experienced on our Melbournewalks street art tours. One inspiration for Minime is the famed British artist Slinkachu. Minime however is unique in that the spectator becomes the artist thus reversing the conventional
paradigm.
HOW?
Minime’s are distributed free to human BFGs (big friendly giant), often students. Mini-me is their friend and avatar on a lifelong street art journey. Today there are approx 3000 Mini-me’s accompanying their ‘Big-me’ friends and illustrating stories about the worlds they visit.
WHY?
Sustainability: No glue, paint or markers. Minime’s are re-used hundreds of times without damaging our heritage buildings.
Respect: Respect for the humanity and dignity of every individual no matter how small in social status is the foundation of a free society.
Survivors: Minime’s are tiny survivors in a big scary world. They symbolise the lost and vulnerable
people of our world rescued to a safe and adventurous life with their BFG protectors.
Viewer as Artist: Minime reverses the conventional paradigm: the spectator becomes the artist!
TODAY
In this challenging millennium with so many anxieties, couldn’t we all use a little help from a BFG now and then?
