germany-based artist and designer matthias jung — who works under the name zabadu — creates fantastic buildings by the collage technique. titled ‘the cartography of the sky’, the series depicts imaginary houses made of little pieces taken from photos, flying in the skies. 

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
we were still alive when the gardener came

 

 

cutting apart his photos and building new realities, zabadu aims at creating coziness and soulfulness. ‘a building has to first be stable and credible before I can add some ‘disorder’, to let it fly for example,’ explains the artist. ‘one such disorder refers to another, only hinting at reality. I weave, so to speak, spiritual realities into everyday things.’

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
all was power

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
cloudgardener, did you fall in love?

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
supergod

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
lord kumulus and the journey to the blue moon

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
the end of numbers

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
the cartography of the sky

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
searching for the enchanted whale

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
arrival of the king

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
borby

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
long after the anger we made a world trip

the cartography of the sky: levitating dreamlike houses by zabadu
the structure of an actual feeling

 

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edited by: maria erman | designboom