From a bucolic rural grocery shop to fictional battlefields and robot warrior bases, Taiwanese artisans are meticulously handcrafting miniature worlds that fuse reality and fantasy. In his youth, Cheng studied illustrations in Japan, where miniatures and dioramas have long been popular. Miniature therapyHikari Yang, 39, started making miniatures at a time in her life when she was feeling low. Hikari Yang poses for a photograph with her work during an interview at FM Dioramas in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan. Making the miniature from scratch provides a release of the stress in their busy lives," said Yang.

Source: The Star September 12, 2020 08:48 UTC