Tatsuya Tanaka Creates Playful Miniature Scenes Everyday
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- Charmaine Li
Since 2011, Japanese art director and designer Tatsuya Tanaka has been creating playful and intricate miniature dioramas as part of his ‘miniature calendar‘ project. Initially, it started as a way to document Tanaka’s collection of diorama dolls, but became a long-term project when an Instagram commenter suggested he create a scene everyday. In an interview about the themes explored in the project, Tanaka says: “The theme is ‘the interest of likening one thing to another’. In doing so, you can see how everyday things can become more fun when imagined in a different way.”
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