Their ongoing series -- titled "The City" -- imagines a parallel universe where humankind is extinct and nature has already started to reclaim the concrete jungle. Think of it as a journey through apocalyptic architecture. — CNN
Commercial diorama makers Kathleen Gerber and Lori Nix's dystopian art project, "The City," is a miniature labor of love. Each diorama takes about 7 to 15 months to build, primarily because of the intricate level of detail contained within each scene. Check out this post-apocalyptic casino, replete with distressed slot machines and chintzy carpet:
Or this bombed-out circulation desk scene with half-opened card catalog drawers (a physical object filled with index cards that people used to look up library materials before computer searches):
Meanwhile, this subway scene features a decayed downtown, glimpsed through the permanently agape doors:
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These are beautiful.
Very nice!
What is interesting about these images is how close to the present they feel. They're not out there in the distant future, they're here, and now. This should tell us something about our present and current dystopic reality.
I too am looking forward to the apocalypse. It will be beautiful, and it will be televised.
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