Photography Dioramas by Lori Nix

Photography Dioramas by Lori Nix

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Lori Nix was born in Kansas and started building and photographing dioramas in the early 1990's. Her early scenes often incorporated railroad models and other manufactured items, however in her more recent work she builds most of the dioramas by hand. Her influences vary widely from painters of the Hudson River School to the photographer Andreas Gursky to natural disasters such as storms and tornadoes to disaster flicks like "Planet of the Apes" and the "Towering Inferno." She describes her latest series The City started in 2005:
I have imagined a city of our future, where something either natural or as the result of mankind, has emptied the city of it's human inhabitants. Art museums, Broadway theaters, laundromats and bars no longer function. The walls are deteriorating, the ceilings are falling in, the structures barely stand, yet Mother Nature is slowly taking them over.
The craft, artistry, and detail in Nix's creations is captivating.

Map Room 2010 by Lori Nix

Map Room 2010 by Lori Nix
 
Clock Tower 2005 by Lori Nix
Clock Tower 2005 by Lori Nix
 
Aquarium 2007 by Lori Nix
Aquarium 2007 by Lori Nix
 
Library 2007 by Lori Nix
Library 2007 by Lori Nix
 
Laundromat 2008 by Lori Nix
Laundromat 2008 by Lori Nix
 
Beauty Shop 2010 by Lori Nix
Beauty Shop 2010 by Lori Nix
 
Fountain 2008 by Lori Nix
Fountain 2008 by Lori Nix
 
Vacuum Showroom 2006 by Lori Nix
Vacuum Showroom 2006 by Lori Nix
 
Bar 2009 by Lori Nix
Bar 2009 by Lori Nix
 
Control Room 2010 by Lori Nix
Control Room 2010 by Lori Nix
 
Junkyard 2003 by Lori Nix
Junkyard 2003 by Lori Nix
 
Circleville 2000 by Lori Nix
Circleville 2000 by Lori Nix
 
Bounty 2004 by Lori Nix
Bounty 2004 by Lori Nix
 
Treehouse 2004 by Lori Nix
Treehouse 2004 by Lori Nix
 
Plane 1998 by Lori Nix
Plane 1998 by Lori Nix
 
Ice Storm 1999 by Lori Nix
Ice Storm 1999 by Lori Nix
 
Birds in Flight 2001 by Lori Nix
Birds in Flight 2001 by Lori Nix
 
Bicycle 2001 by Lori Nix
Bicycle 2001 by Lori Nix
 
Insect Infestation 1998 by Lori Nix
Insect Infestation 1998 by Lori Nix
 
Uranium Extraction Plant 2000 by Lori Nix
Uranium Extraction Plant 2000 by Lori Nix
 
Floater 2001 by Lori Nix
Floater 2001 by Lori Nix
 

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  1. I love this ! So pretty !!

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