Sounds similar to Wrocław's dwarfs. 350 figures of 20cm bronze dwarfs are spread across the city of Wrocław in Poland.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20171017-the-truth-behind-wr...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wroc%C5%82aw%27s_dwarfs

> The Orange Alternative a Polish anti-communist underground movement, started in Wrocław [..] in the 1980s. Its main purpose was to offer a wider group of citizens an alternative way of opposition against the authoritarian regime by means of a peaceful protest that used absurd and nonsensical elements. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange_Alternative

Fascinating. This is a great idea. Too much of modern counter-protests against politic ideologies is rooted in violence and property destruction these days. This is a far more effective approach.

Two recent studies back this up:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23780231188031...

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2911177

Reminds me of the tiny shrines I sometimes see on the streets in Japan. Like they're there for faithful mice or something.

Making the world more weird and wonderful. Thanks!

I wonder if they are actually cement, or concrete...

Reminded me of "Life Underground" in NYC's Union Square subway station. These little guys make me happy whenever I see them and I keep finding new ones even after years of passing through:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_Underground

Reminds me of some tiny paintings I’ve seen in London — painted on chewing gum that got completely flattened onto the pavement.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Wilson_(artist)

>His sculptures, about 15cm in height, often represent a social stereotype as a critical observation on capitalism, power and bureaucracy.

Ahh the good ol artist commenting on capitalism.

Reminds me how I got hate for getting my wife a new non stick cooking pan for christmas, and some college hipster commented it was sexist.

Grow up, be an adult, and realize- We just wanted to cook eggs. And my wife asked for it for christmas.

That said, super impressed by his abilities-

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqxd_jjBfkQ/

How is your anecdote at all pertinent?

> Ahh the good ol artist commenting on capitalism.

> Reminds me how I got hate for getting my wife a new non stick cooking pan for christmas, and some college hipster commented it was sexist.

Reads to me like the OP believes that "artist commenting on capitalism" is a bit of a trope, and / or the commentary is typically facile and doesn't hold up to reality (as analogous to the case of "a cooking pan for christmas is sexist" versus "wife asks for a cooking pan for christmas").

I suppose the person to whom you’re responding is struggling to process some aspects of their identity.

He is just struggling to understand how simple some peoples' worldview is.