An artist is making the streets of London a little more
colourful by painting miniature pictures on pieces of discarded chewing
gum.
For the past six years, Ben Wilson has spent days on end scouring pavements for discarded gum that he can bring to life.
Mr Wilson has created more than 8,000 works of art this way -
each one photographed and catalogued for his archive. A picture can
take anything from two hours to three days to complete.
As well as producing his own compositions he takes
commissions from members of the public. The Royal Society of Chemistry
recently asked him to paint depictions of each of the 118 known
elements.
His work has even made him a minor celebrity in South Korea after he appeared on television there.
BBC News spent a day on the streets with Mr Wilson to see how he creates his miniature masterpieces.
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