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Theo Farrant

The secret’s out: Meet the artists behind Sweden’s whimsical mouse-size miniature worlds

In 2016, tiny mouse-themed shops and homes began mysteriously popping up on the streets of southern Sweden. The miniature scenes quickly went viral, even making an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, and were signed only by an anonymous art collective known as Anonymouse.

Earlier this year, the mystery was solved when Swedish artists Elin Westerholm and Lupus Nensén revealed themselves as the duo behind the project. Both work in film and television prop design and said the idea came during a trip to Paris, inspired by childhood tales of mice living secret lives alongside humans.

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