Tiny People

Tiny People On Your Food
Miniature scenes created using 
 various foods and toy figures.

Christopher Boffoli from Seattle creates miniature

 representations of everyday scenes using tiny

 model figures and foodstuffs. Christopher, who

 has toured his "Disparity" collection in galleries

 throughout the USA, says: "Coming up with an

 interesting image is only half the battle - a caption

 that will make people smile is also a big part of 

my work." 
Randi and Jeff finally admitted to themselves that

 they were lost.

"I have always been interested in size disparity and 

a juxtaposition of scales between people and things 

ever since I owned a tiny model train world as a

 kid," he said. "There is in some part a god-like

 feeling to having command of an entire world, 

which you can rearrange at any capricious whim." 
They won't be happy to hear about this down at

 the henhouse. 

Christopher began shooting the "Disparity" 

project in 2011. 
Gary always uses too much mustard but no

 one can say anything. It's a union thing. 

Christopher said: "It takes a lot of patience to make

 these tiny scenes as the figures are prone to falling 

over after they are set up. It can take up to 25 

attempts to get the perfect shot." 
Josh had a great deal of pride in what was capable

 with a freshly-sharpened blade. 

Christopher said he often makes a special trip to the

 grocery store or bakery for a shoot and has to be 

extra selective in choosing food that looks good.

 "But I particularly like working with patisserie 

because I can nibble on the leftovers after the shoot." 
The beekeepers knew it was a good idea to move their hives to this new location.

Each scene is meticulously planned before painstakingly 

being assembled in his home studio - sometimes 

taking hours to complete. The food has to be cut

 and arranged before the figures can be placed 

on them using either a clear adhesive such as 

agave nectar or by piercing holes with a toothpick

 and placing the mini people's feet into them. 
Patrick was usually a jumpy guy. But in the candy

 corn fields he was always absolutely fearless.

The series of images is inspired by Walter Martin

 and Paloma Munoz's "Travellers" - in which the

 artists placed small figurines in disturbing scenes

 inside snow globes. 
No one would be allowed in until the hazmat team

 had deemed the strange albino pumpkins safe.

Even though he knew the likelihood of shark 

encounters was low, Eric still had anxiety about the dive.

Greta and her pals enjoyed the smooth ride so 

much that they vowed to never again attempt 

a ride over the pineapples.

Joyce really had no idea which one was her ball. 

But she was damned if she was going to look 

foolish in front of Phyllis and all of those 

backstabbers from Accounting.

The Fig District used to be one of the safest places. 

But lately things had changed.

She was flying a kite just moments before the accident.

Dennis thought it was an unusual place for a meeting. 

But he wanted the contract so he held his tongue.

Hubert was glad his shift change had gone through. 

Shovelling double stuff had been kicking his butt