Wes Anderson’s World Reimagined in Tiny Dioramas

Mar Cerdis an artist who paints watercolor illustrations for Spanish children’s booksand guides to Barcelona. While her published work is primarily two-dimensional, in her spare time she likes to make3-D paper dioramas.

A former film student,Cerdhasa special affinity for movies, and in one extraordinary series she’s recreated scenes from some of Wes Andersen’s most beloved films. Like this scene from “The Royal Tenenbaums”:

Margot Tenenbaum in the bath at left, with a seated Etheline Tenenbaum at right.

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The scene is instantly recognizable, and its charm lies in that it’s both completely novel and familiar at the same time. The diorama is a perfect recreation of this scene:

Cerd is strict about details, going so far at to match colors, prints, textures and framing of each scene.

A process shot of Cerd’s diorama

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Measuring the diorama’s Etheline figure

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She’s also recreated the sleeper car set from“TheDarjeeling Limited.”

Mar Cerd’s diorama of the interior of a train car of The Darjeeling Limited

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I love that not only the physical spaces are replicated, but so are the set dressing and props (like the goggles below).

A detail view of Mar Cerd’s “The Darjeeling Limited” diorama

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A detail view of Mar Cerd’s “The Darjeeling Limited” diorama

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Cerd also recreated the concierge desk from Anderson’s most recent film,“The Grand Budapest Hotel.”

Mar Cerd’s diorama of the iconic concierge desk from “The Grand Budapest Hotel”

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A detail view of Mar Cerd’s “The Grand Budapest Hotel” diorama

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They are all so sweet, I wish I could see them in person. And just in case she’s taking requests — Ms. Cerd, I’m a very big “The Life Aquatic”fan. Just sayin’.

Bonus tip: If you’re a Wes Anderson fan, you will likely really really dig this online gallery show called “Bad Dads”from Spoke Art. A few of MarCerd’s dioramas are included, along with a lot of very dope fan art.