
An Austrian artist is giving audiences a sinking feeling in the best possible way - by placing them in the middle of a nearly 100-foot-high, 360-degree recreation of the sunken Titanic.

Yadegar Asisi's exhibition,Titanic: The Promise of Modernity, is installed in his German base, the Panometer Leipzig, a huge former gas holder that he has fitted out with massive screens and a complex projection system.

They allow viewers to plunge 3,800 feet below sea level - with no need for one of Titanic director James Cameron's fancy miniature submarines.

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That sinking feeling: Austrian artist Yadegar Asisi's latest artwork is a stunning virtual recreation of the Titanic, located in a massive circular building in Leipzig, Germany, that was once used to contain gas

Room with a view: Visitors can ascend the central tower to get a fish's-eye view of the higher levels of the 100ft artwork, or explore it from the 'sea bed' on the ground

Water vision: Asisi (pictured), who is also an architect, says the artwork is intended to show the hubris of mankind and our foolish belief that we can control nature itself, despite its power

Going down: The central tower has a series of levels, allowing visitors to examine the massive projection at several levels. The actual Titanic is located 3,800 feet below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean

Get wrecked: The massive image allows visitors to see the details of the wreckage, which is now home to countless underwater creatures. The 104th anniversary of the disaster is next week, on April 14

The Titanic sank into the depths of the Atlantic Ocean during its maiden voyage from England to New York on the night of April 14, 1912.

Now the unsinkable ship is rising again - on Asisi's vast screens. But he told Mitteldeutsche Zeitung that anyone expecting to relive Cameron's movie will be disappointed.

'Everyone has an image [of the Titanic] in his head, and I also have my own interpretation,' the architect-turned-artist said. 'In "Titanic," I'm not telling you about the fall of 1912, I'm not telling anything about the tragedy itself.

'The "Titanic" is supposed to be a picture of the hubris of man, who always tries to dominate nature and ultimately fails.'

Hull to pay: The details of the ship's corroded and broken hull are easily visible thanks to the vastness of the image. Asisi warns that people expecting the romance of the Titanic films will be disappointed

No pressure: Usually the only way to see the Titanic like this is to use a miniature submarine like this one - but not everyone has the kind of money that Titanic director and ocean fanatic James Cameron has

Back to bed: A visitor views the artwork from the 'sea bed' level. Audiences are shown images of the construction of the Titanic to get them excited about the project before being presented with its present state

Feeling blue: No natural sunlight makes it down to the real-life Titanic, so the images are stitched together from photos take of searchlight-equipped submarines floating above the wreckage

Titanic success: The exhibition is the latest in Asisi's successful career, which has also included panoramic views of the Amazon basin, a recreation of Rome in AD 312 and the Berlin Wall

The exhibition begins in a side area, with photos and videos showing what Asisi calls the 'euphoria' of the ship's construction, something that had only previously been seen in cathedrals.

Then, he says, 'I dismiss the visitor into the panorama and leave them alone with the wreck of the Titanic, surrounded by everyday items, technical equipment and luggage. I think that this creates a tension that really interests me.'

Asisi's previous panoramic projects have included projections of the Berlin Wall, the view from the Himalayan base camp, a recreation of Rome in the year 312, and the Amazon basin, among others.

He has also exhibited in other rotundas in the German cities of Berlin, Dresden and Baden-Württemberg, and in Rouen, France.

Depth charges: Tickets at the Leipzig site cost between 6 Euro ($6) and 11.50 Euro ($12). Other locations that have hosted Asisi's artworks include Berlin and Dresden in Germany, and Rouen in France.

Panorama-rama: Austrian-born, Germany-based Asisi (pictured) is obsessed by panoramic artworks, which have become his primary source of expression