Apocalypse wow: Incredible models which give an eerie insight into a devastated world


These amazing models give an eerie glimpse into the end of the world.

Artist Lori Nix spends weeks painstakingly constructing the incredible sculptures, which show what everyday places might look like after the apocalypse.

Ms Nix, from Brooklyn, New York, has devoted her whole apartment to making the doll's house size models with bits and pieces of post-apocalyptic destruction littering every room.

She said: 'Every room in my apartment is devoted to the process of building models and photographing them.

'I have a couple of power saws sitting on and under the kitchen table, more power tools in the equipment room and a living room full of work tables and lots of debris.

'I work on these models at night, on the weekends and whenever we have days off from my regular job as a professional photographer.



Eerie: The colourful chairs might be covered in dust, the trolleys discarded, but the remnants of this laundromat's earlier sparkle still remains before it was apparently abandoned

Rusted over: This power station-style control room is flooded and the dials and controls have long corroded, creating the illusion of a danger zone

The party's over: With stools knocked on the ground and the pool table abandoned mid-game, this bar is gathering dust with no revellers left to fill it

Quiet: The fish have escaped, the walls are becoming overgrown with wild plants, but somehow the lights are still on in this aquarium

Lonely: Outside the window, the burned out tenement blocks show signs of the devastation, but this violin repair shop has somehow escaped whatever calamity befell mankind

'It takes about seven months to complete a diorama, but I'm working on two to three at a time. I make about three new images a year if I'm lucky and focused.



'I grew up in the middle of the United States, in a town called Norton, Kansas, which is in the middle of nowhere. The only thing that happens there is extreme weather.

'As I child I experienced tornadoes, floods, blizzards, and seasonal insect infestations. This has led me to explore the notions of danger, disaster and ultimately apocalyptical imagery.

'I also grew up in the 1970s, a time when dystopian cinema was at its zenith. As a six year old, I remember watching movies such as the Planet of the Apes, Towering Inferno, The Poseidon Adventure, Soylent Green and Logan's Run.



'These movies had a profound impact on my world outlook. I've taken my experiences with weather, combined them with my memories of these movies and have created the photographic series The City.

'Living in New York City has led me to appreciate incredible architecture, especially interior spaces. All of these inspirations have come together for this series, a photographic project I began in 2005 and continue to explore.'

The works will be shown at an exhibition in Toronto, Canada, opening this summer.

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Smashed: This beauty parlour doesn't look so beautiful anymore, as hair appliances are strewn across the floor, tiles ripped from the floor and smashed mirrors hang at a precarious angle

Frozen in time: Icicles hang from the ceiling in this station, but the fountain in the centre has long-since stopped flowing and the clock preserves the moment forever

Overgrown: The botanic garden, once a showcase of nature's exotic variety, has been reclaimed by the plants who inhabit it

The church roof needs some repairs: But there's no-one left to donate to the collection plate - and how did those signs get in there?

Future shock: This Sixties vacuum cleaner showroom shows technology frozen in time at the point of mankind's extinction

Ragged: Damp and dry rot have taken hold in the library map room, leaving only a hint of its splendour and former glory

Revenge of the trees: This library, still full of books made from pulped wood, has been reclaimed by wood of the living variety

End of the run: The show might be over in this majestic theatre, but the birds continue to tread the boards on the slowly-decaying stage

In need of restoration: Statues, paintings and other miniscule artefacts share the decaying space with moss, fungi and ivy, giving this model an ancient feel

Titan: Could this be the creature behind the disaster which has ended civilisation? You could almost forget you are looking at a model until this hand puts things into perspective