Railway models in virtual worlds

Exhibition "Virtual Railway Worlds"

Interview in the Campus Magazine of TU Braunschweig

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Shown are framed prints of digitally created pictures, in which photos of model railway scenes have been embedded into virtual worlds. While some pictures show prototype-oriented model scenes, others do not fit to a particular era. In some pictures, trains run through landscapes that seem to come from dystopian near-future settings. While, at a glance, some scenes look very realistic, the fictitous background will become obvious when looking at the details. Some scenes seem to be fallen out of time in a rather disturbing way. For the creation of the virtual environments, I started using screenshot from computer games. Later, I used the AI engine Midjourney. In some pictures, I let Midjourney adopt the style of a particular game. This way, there is no break in style compared with with the older pictures.

Catalogue of the shown pictures (2023)

Locations and times

Church yard festival in Wustermark (near Berlin) on 24/25 June 2023
Look into the exhibition room

After the exhibition, the pictures are now for sale. Price per picture: 50 euros. Professional art print, paper size: A3, black painted wood frame with float glass. Signed certificate with edition number on back side. Of any picture, only one piece exists. If interested contact Heiko Herholz for availability of the desired pictures (heiko.herholz@ebuef.de). Mr. Herholz will also transact the sale.
Braunschweig, Kontorhaus am Jödebrunnen from 12 October to 09 November 2023
Opening on 12 Oktober at 1700, in the following weeks open on Thursday 1500 - 1700
Location: Kontorhausweg, 38118 Braunschweig, Map (external link)

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