Urban Miniature Cities So Detailed You’ll Need A Magnifying Glass

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Urban Miniature Cities So Detailed You’ll Need A Magnifying Glass

 

You have to look incredibly close to see it, but Joshua Smith packs an immense amount of detail into his miniature worlds. The Australian artist has a flair for the microscopic, and his latest project captures the familiar grit of urban life in a fascinatingly small-scale model.

 

The centerpiece of his recent work, Temple Street, is modeled after a real apartment block in Kowloon City, Hong Kong. Using finely carved cardboard, medium-density fibreboard and paint, he manages to emulate every minute aspect of a rough, big city landscape. Rust, graffiti, tiny advertisements, and other touches are perfectly placed and look realistic.

 

“I want viewers to be fooled, if I take a photo of the completed work in sunlight, to think it is the real thing,” Joshua Smith told ArchDaily.