![]() Working with various vector- and raster graphics software is the part where I see myself most fit because I work as a media designer during the day. Since I got a good camera for miniatures, day-by-day I learn a lot about photography. It gives me joy, it’s relaxing, and taken into account the amount of patience that comes with it, it’s almost meditative! You see something that is normally big, a wall for instance, and it’s really tiny, – the devil is in the detail! I’ve had some cameras over the years, but no macro lenses, no nothing. There’s also a painter in there who paints a bracelet, the difference in size between the two is just absurd! I took dozens of pictures, but the final one is the essence of them all. And one of the first complex compositions was a Miniature Pig & Hen store. A minimalist picture with a monochrome palette, and through the contrast between sharp details and blurry background it focuses on the tiny man himself. It’s a miniature figure with a wooden box in its hand, surrounded by the bracelet. Which miniature compositions are the most treasured ones and why? For the tiny people living under your carpet it’s hard work… What a paradox! Given how small a shackle or a bracelet is, there’s an obvious ironic undertone to my art: the difference in size between the tiny people and big things they work with is ludicrous! Because of the scaling, a lightweight bracelet is heavy for the miniature people, they’re like insects carrying wood. Handcraftsmanship is like an imaginative spectrum to me. ![]() Scenes, such as road workers outside, heavyweight men dragging, pulling, lifting things, inspire me the most. Thus, the focus is not always on art, it’s often on people. When I go to an artistic site, a museum, I look at what people are interested in when they look at the paintings. Telling a story through these tiny arrangements, I create an alternative miniature world, where each picture has its own direction. Some are more monochrome, some are louder. When I explore a Pig & Hen topic, I look closely at the colors, their representation of the idea. It’s a mix of imagination and real-life situations. While I arrange a new composition, often there comes a new idea, I never know what the journey is going to be about!ĭo you transcend your inner self into the stories you compositions tell? That’s when I think to myself: Well… And start over. If one of them falls down – everything around it also falls down. It takes time and patience to arrange these tiny figures with tweezers. Not only do I focus on the bracelets, but sometimes an idea arises from the shackle or even a pin! I never know how long it is going to take: sometimes it takes more time to arrange a setting than the post-production itself, sometimes vice versa. Of course, I can buy a lot but not every figure fits, so my collection is growing gradually. The miniature figure thing is getting bigger and companies give tribute to that: their assortment is growing. Furniture and figures come from model train sets. Pig & Hen also makes bracelet- and t-shirt boxes out of wood, which I use in my compositions. It’s been a really long time, since I had this amount of stationary at my disposal, probably, back in the kindergarten. These tiny arrangements are handcrafted with scissors, paper, and glue. What techniques, equipment, and materials comprise an integral part of process? For instance, I have a circus troupe, a-la Cirque du Soleil, and I have absolutely no clue what to do with it regarding Pig & Hen. When I close a Pig & Hen topic, I think that variation at this point is not possible. The amount of supplies is growing, which means I can portray some old ideas in a new way. However, at times there’s just too much going on in the same picture, so I either add some details or take some out. I know how I want to illustrate some of my ideas in advance. I get a lot of inspiration on Instagram miniature photography is new to me and I take a close look at a lot of artists working in the field. So, I bought a Barato Bob in dark-gray and I still think it is the best bracelet I’ve ever bought! I got bracelets from other brands too, but this was a game changer to me. But after a moment of hesitation, the decision was made. When I first visited the Pig & Hen website, I saw that every bracelet has its very own story, personality, even name! At first, I thought about whether I should buy it or not. I used to wear bracelets in my twenties, back then I wrapped a regular leather strap around my wrist. ![]() I got my first bracelet about 2 years ago, in summer 2017. Besides the bracelets, I like the story behind the brand, its marketing, and prominence. ![]() Pig & Hen has always been self-evident to me.
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