Posted by specialK October 05, 2012

Australian sculptor Mark Powell creates incredible dioramas of life inside of a monstrous hell. The dioramas are glimpses of these beings going about their business and taking care of the tasks at hand.  Powell has been quoted "I have been working more or less in total isolation for several years, focusing primarily on sculpture. My sculptural works are essentially miniature tableaux where moments are suspended in time. These are moments in dreams, in phantasms..."

Powell's work has been featured in horror magazines and he has designed album cover art for Danish death metal band "The Cleansing". He was also featured in Steven J Leyba's documentary film "What Is Art?" along side of H.R. Giger and Joel Coleman. 

The figures in the dioramas are made of silicone which enables them to have a genuine organic look about them. They look slimy, greasy and real. Powell's attention to detail is astounding. Some of the figures look totally devoid of emotion - they are just shells of organic matter. 

Unfortunately Mark Powell's website and Flickr accounts have been deactivated, but he still has a MySpace page where you can find more photos. 

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