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Michael Pederson's quirky street art is so subtle that it's easy to walk past it without even knowing it's there. But that's the beauty of his work.
The Sydney-based creative encourages people to take a closer look at their streets and neighborhoods, because as you can see, their seemingly familiar surroundings might just be hiding a funny and unexpected surprise. From amusing signs that "curate the mundane" to interactive public installations, Pederson's urban antics are sure to draw smiles from anybody perceptive enough to notice them. “I think we travel through urban space without really seeing it most of the time,” Pederson told CityLab. “I like the idea of interfering with the overly familiar background blur … Ideally with something a passerby might see out of the corner of an eye.”
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Near Misses
Jasmine Chen 9 years ago
no strangers nearby too witness this? than how did this artist know this?
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Please Do Not Touch Sign
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Personal Space Preferences
Liliana V 9 years ago
I just spent so log reading the card sideways with my head tilted, then i realized it showed it straight.... that's five minutes I'll never get back...
Debbie McDowell 8 years ago
I also read this sideways then saw it below-- so we are both dorks Liliana ha ha
Charlotte Hukvari 9 years ago
I love that this is the most upped post here. What does this tell us?
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Please Wait Here Sign
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Sign And Spinner
Rita Duncan 9 years ago
I liked #4 the best. I always love to explore streets I haven't been down before
over opinionated 9 years ago
That sounds like the stuff me and my friends would come up with to do when we were bored downtown.
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Paper Leaf
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Minor Hazards
Emily Fraser 8 years ago
HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa Just so you know, that took me forever!
Hannah Hollowell 9 years ago
It definitely gets your attention, maybe help you think twice before littering...???
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Converted Pay Phone
Charlotte Hukvari 9 years ago
Dr Who, I've found your Tardis! And it's bigger on the outside...
#9
Stress Cube
Hans 9 years ago
A misantropist would have filled this with concrete. Or an evil orthopaedic probably...
Debbie McDowell 8 years ago
never really gave this word "misantropist" much but Oh no-- I are one ha ha ha-- I definitely would have filled it with concrete
#10
Text Attached To Various Dumped Items
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Park Bench Plaque
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Caution
Zvezdan Milakovic 9 years ago
And Artorias would be there, tall, silent... and cursed.
Load More Replies... Kylie Jane Dixon 9 years ago
Upon reading this sign I proceeded to stare into this hole until I remember I had an English paper to type.
Debbie McDowell 8 years ago
OR the mouse who lives in this hole will get sick of looking at you and pop out and bite your nose
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Automatic Door Sign
Debbie McDowell 8 years ago
Now look what you have done-- poor RJazz will end up in therapy and bill you -- you will probably end up on Judge Judy-- Oh I pity u then.
Tricia Overstreet 8 years ago
This is actually written in Invisible Ink...since you can read it ~ You, indeed are Invisible.....for a while
over opinionated 9 years ago
Lol bus doors love to ignore me. The push doors the waive doors or the automatic. Cause you need all three types in a city. I hate our excuse for transit.
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How To Hide In Public Brochure Stand
over opinionated 9 years ago
Where can I get this? That's literally the most useful pamphlet I have ever seen.
Timothy Davis 9 years ago
Where can I get this? That's literally the most useful pamphlet I have ever seen.
Tricia Overstreet 8 years ago
Reminds me of a book I just purchased : [ Spy Secrets That Can Save Your Life: A Former CIA Officer Reveals Safety and Survival Techniques to Keep You and Your Family Protected Paperback – September 20, 2016
#15
Escape Routes
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Bored Games
Nate Hull 5 years ago
In a world, a girl named after a math symbol will discover many secrets...
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Breathing Recalibration Station
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Classification Street Sign
#21
Choose Your Emergency
#22
Text Placed On Discarded Furniture And Appliances
#23
Pedestrian Self Hypnosis Station
Emily Fraser 8 years ago
You watch FuriousDestroyer! 👍 BTW Jen is not the killer
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How To Be Here Sign
#27
Daydream History Plaques
#28
Another Plaque For The Museum Of Everywhere
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Pavement Plaque
Sarah Simons 1 year ago
There's a spooky yet interesting theme of daydreaming about being the last person on earth in these pics
#35
Hand Washing Instructions
#38
Vicarious Yelling Station
#42
Left Hanging
#43
Stencil Shadows
Emily Fraser 8 years ago
Practical knowledge ... communities at work... education... ALL ON MY RADIO!
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Text Hung With Thread In A Local Park
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Merle Stechow 9 years ago
I like the ones the most that give you the choice to do something like talk to strangers or imagine being somewhere else
Merle Stechow 9 years ago
I like the ones the most that give you the choice to do something like talk to strangers or imagine being somewhere else
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