Virtual Unreality

But other than knowing that he wanted to use these "nothingness layers," Immanuel didn't go into the build with a plan. "I basically just figured out what I wanted to do along the way," he says. "It was sort of done with no real mockup.” Instead he relied on his imagination. Very successfully!

Immanuel is proud of what he's created, and how different it is from most other builds – it's a reflection of who he is. "I don't like realism, modernism or simplism," he says. "I put a certain degree of honour in not being like everyone else.”

It took just over a week for Immanuel to finish the Authenticity Relocated build. Although he went in without a plan, he knew he wanted to use as many colours as possible, and create strong contrasts between them. He even made sure that he highlighted the areas he wanted people to focus on by making them the areas of highest contrast. Look at the yellow forest, for example, which is surrounded by cyan blue, bringing out the bright colour of the trees and making them stand out.

Immanuel has his own details that he wants to highlight: "I'd have to mention the pyramids with galactic trees inside," he says. "Or the flying trees, or the jellyfish biome." He tells me those jellyfish are his personal favourite part. "I love the idea of flying sealife!"

It must be wonderful/terrifying to live inside Immanuel's psychedelic imagination. Why not take a vacation from the dull, grey real world, and visit his exciting, colourful virtual one?

Renders by Darastix, Ivain, Paul Sireau, Ryermeke