Hank Cheng’s Amazing Miniature Dioramas Tell Big Stories

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Sep 18 2020

The Taiwanese artist creates dioramas that feature everyday life and the fantastical. Some are so small they’ll fit in the palm of your hand.

Cheng works in multiple scales; creating dilapidated urban streets and buildings, and tiny living spaces with tons of handmade details. If you think 28mm is difficult to work with try 1:150th scale.

You can keep up with his work on Instagram – he posts works in progress as well as his completed dioramas in the settings that inspired them. I’m most impressed by the small (literally) details he creates for rooms and shops – the newspapers, teapots, food wrappers, boxes, bags, and books. All recognizable with images and labels.

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A post shared by Hank Cheng (@cheng.hank) on Sep 15, 2020 at 7:52am PDT

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這件作品從2018年一直做到2020年的今天，總算完成了。裡面有38盞燈、29輛機車，都是我目前作品裡面數量最多的。之所以取名為 #男人的浪漫就是想圓自己國中時代開始到現在的機車夢，我想對一個男生來說，沒有比擁有一堆機車、沈醉在裡面來的更浪漫的事了吧！ #diorama #miniature #scalemodel #weathering #art #hankcheng #miniaturist #dollhouse #diostructure #Taiwan #car #bike #cub #ジオラマ #ミニチュア #ドールハウス #バイク #鄭鴻展 #袖珍 #刀 #機車

A post shared by Hank Cheng (@cheng.hank) on Jan 12, 2020 at 5:13pm PST

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#diorama #miniature #scalemodel #weathering #art #hankcheng #artwork #miniaturist #dollhouse #diostructure #Taiwan #hanktown #Plasticmodel #ジオラマ #ミニチュア #ドールハウス #プラモデル #鄭鴻展 #袖珍 #迷你 #模型

A post shared by Hank Cheng (@cheng.hank) on Feb 28, 2020 at 4:08pm PST

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#diorama #miniature #scalemodel #weathering #art #hankcheng #miniaturist #dollhouse #diostructure #Taiwan #lght #ジオラマ #ミニチュア #ドールハウス #ライド　#鄭鴻展 #袖珍 #燈

A post shared by Hank Cheng (@cheng.hank) on Dec 13, 2019 at 5:43pm PST

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#diorama #miniature #scalemodel #weathering #art #hankcheng #miniaturist #dollhouse #diostructure #Taiwan #car #ジオラマ #ミニチュア #ドールハウス #鄭鴻展 #袖珍 #車

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