East London has always been home to rats. And now there are a few more. This is ‘rat race’, a thing we’ve done which can now be seen in our office window on Hanbury Street EC1. It was devised and made by The Siders, with help from Tom and David. It’s a tube map made from real tubes, living in which are real rats. Here’s one of them. It could be Richard. Or maybe Theo.

We’ve taken every care to ensure that these chaps are living in rat luxury. No rats have been harmed in the creation of this display.

A rat. On the tube. (See what we’ve done there?)

Rat lovers gather in Hanbury Street to marvel.

And there’s more. Yes, it’s interactive! You can click your mouse on our rats by visiting ratbook. It’s Facebook for rats. And you can ‘friend’ your favourite rats.