I once posted a picture of Legos used to “repair” a wall in Fort Point. A tourist brochure ended up using it. I’ve also featured artists like Slinkachu and David Zinn, who create tiny scenes in streets. Today I want to tell you about mouse storefronts mysteriously popping up in Sweden.
Reports the Swedish edition of The Local, “The appearance of anonymous art has brought smiles to the faces of Malmö residents after a miniature, mouse-sized shop and restaurant took up residence on one of the city’s streets.
“Anyone in the area of the intersection between Bergsgatan and Almbacksgatan in the southern Swedish city should pay attention to where they walk: hidden at ground level lies a French nut store named ‘Noix de Vie’ (Nuts of life) selling a range of nuts for the city’s mice.
“Next door, an Italian restaurant called ‘Il Topolino’ (the Italian name for Mickey Mouse) has moved in, complete with a pin-sized menu attached to the wall detailing its range of cheese and crackers. There are even posters for mouse-related films, and a tiny power station and bicycle outside.
“So who is responsible for the inventive work? An anonymous artist (or artists) going only by the name ‘Anonymouse.’ He, she or they have been periodically posting images on their Instagram account detailing the installation, from the construction stage onwards.”
More at Sweden’s The Local, here.
From Bored Panda: “Anonymouse was fed up with the lack of shops for rodents, so they decided to open a couple of them at once. The 70×30 cm (about 25×12 inch) stores are located in Malmö, Sweden, and they have wide menus that mice can choose their meals from. …
“Besides the well-crafted interiors, there are posters about upcoming mice concerts and other events.”
Find these photos and more by searching the hashtag #Anonymouse_MMX on twitter. The twitter account itself seems to have been removed.
Hat tip: @morinotsuma on twitter.
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I don’t like mice… but those little shops are the cutest things!
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Dickens said something about how we need a little “Queen Mab,” or fairyland, in our lives, so sometimes I pretend mice are like the rodents in Beatrix Potter or Disney’s Cinderella. But real mice sure make a horrible mess of things!
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A lighthearted, joyous creation to report on the first day of this new year.
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Happy New Year, Dear. We’ll keep looking for the lighthearted.
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This is a lovely, playful post. THANK YOU for sharing your wide-ranging interests and concerns with all of us all year long!!!!
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And my thanks to you for Music!
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I agree with the bloger “willedare”. Thanks and Happy New Year.
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Happy New Year to you and J! I hope to see you before too long.
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The world can never have enough whimsy! This is such fun!
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I do want to meet the mice who use these shops. Perhaps they exist in some other dimension. I’m feeling the tickle of my childhood belief in fairies and other fantasies.
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