Concordia

Art: Life aboard Concordia

People at home among the structures they build. A collection of romantic-realist paintings of life aboard Concordia.

A reader rests in the observation dome while spacecraft pass beyond the glass.
The city turns; she readsA reader rests in the observation dome while spacecraft pass beyond the glass.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink

Life in the city

A cyclist greets a neighbour beneath the neighbourhood viaduct.
A city made for morningsA cyclist greets a neighbour beneath the neighbourhood viaduct.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A quiet moment beside the brook, with the city rising around the rotor.
The river that climbs the horizonA quiet moment beside the brook, with the city rising around the rotor.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A boy crosses the brook alone for the first time while his father waits barefoot on the bank.
Stepping stonesA boy crosses the brook alone for the first time while his father waits barefoot on the bank.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
Young builders test their own structure beneath the full-size viaduct.
Young buildersYoung builders test their own structure beneath the full-size viaduct.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A high terrace opens onto the inhabited curve of the city.
The price of sunlightA high terrace opens onto the inhabited curve of the city.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
Two architects connect a line on paper to the structure around them.
A promise in stoneTwo architects connect a line on paper to the structure around them.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
An architect shows her younger colleague where the portico's lintel meets its column.
Reading the lintelAn architect shows her younger colleague where the portico's lintel meets its column.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
Finding a route between the levels of the upper city.
Between two citiesFinding a route between the levels of the upper city.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A structural inspector checks the bolted joints of a truss bridge in the megaframe city.
Bolt by boltA structural inspector checks the bolted joints of a truss bridge in the megaframe city.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A gardener tends roses on the planted ledge of the inhabited end wall.
The inhabited cliffA gardener tends roses on the planted ledge of the inhabited end wall.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A dancer rehearses alone at dawn on an end-wall terrace, the city curving away below.
Rehearsal on the cliffA dancer rehearses alone at dawn on an end-wall terrace, the city curving away below.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink

Growing a world

One living leaf holds the attention in a hall of automated growing racks.
One living leafOne living leaf holds the attention in a hall of automated growing racks.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A horticulturist holds a basil leaf to a lamp to check it for blight.
The basil checkA horticulturist holds a basil leaf to a lamp to check it for blight.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A supervisor and trainee share a small success on the automated process line.
The harvest handoffA supervisor and trainee share a small success on the automated process line.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A technician watches totes of greens ride the wash tunnel and sorter without a hand on them.
The line runs itselfA technician watches totes of greens ride the wash tunnel and sorter without a hand on them.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A precise alignment check prepares the harvest gantry for its next run.
Before the next harvestA precise alignment check prepares the harvest gantry for its next run.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink

Lightness and travel

A family watches the city fall away as the ascender climbs.
Above the blueA family watches the city fall away as the ascender climbs.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A small lift from the floor marks the approach to weightlessness.
LightnessA small lift from the floor marks the approach to weightlessness.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
The first push turns an unfamiliar space into a place to move through.
The first pushThe first push turns an unfamiliar space into a place to move through.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
An arrival discovers the freedom of weightlessness in the passenger terminal.
Welcome to weightlessnessAn arrival discovers the freedom of weightlessness in the passenger terminal.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A terminal attendant steers an arrival's hand to the next handle while his bag drifts away.
Catching the handleA terminal attendant steers an arrival's hand to the next handle while his bag drifts away.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
Between departures, a traveller watches orbital traffic from a rotating lounge.
Between departuresBetween departures, a traveller watches orbital traffic from a rotating lounge.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A traveller drifts at the rail of the glazed promenade and watches the spaceport wheels turn.
The wheels from the promenadeA traveller drifts at the rail of the glazed promenade and watches the spaceport wheels turn.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A pilot sees the whole inhabited world through the glass.
A whole world through the glassA pilot sees the whole inhabited world through the glass.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A survey pilot floats at the window of her craft and watches the habitat in the dark.
The survey windowA survey pilot floats at the window of her craft and watches the habitat in the dark.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink

Human works

A pilot checks the industrial tank field from a protected inspection capsule.
Inside the inspection bubbleA pilot checks the industrial tank field from a protected inspection capsule.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A process engineer reaches between two tanks to check a valve cap in the industrial tank farm.
A valve in the tank fieldA process engineer reaches between two tanks to check a valve cap in the industrial tank farm.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A steady hand controls machinery built to keep the station in balance.
Keeping the balanceA steady hand controls machinery built to keep the station in balance.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
An engineer presses a sensor to a bearing housing on the momentum ring.
Listening to the machineAn engineer presses a sensor to a bearing housing on the momentum ring.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
Two builders work beside the monumental framework of a ship under construction.
The builders of MeridianTwo builders work beside the monumental framework of a ship under construction.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
An inspector sweeps a light along the ribs of an open crew drum beside the shipyard gantry.
The last metreAn inspector sweeps a light along the ribs of an open crew drum beside the shipyard gantry.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A docking officer follows the work along the external pier.
AlongsideA docking officer follows the work along the external pier.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A docking officer hangs from the pier truss and reaches toward the berth.
Reaching for the berthA docking officer hangs from the pier truss and reaches toward the berth.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
An engineer monitors the power systems from a protected control room.
Forty gigawatts, one steady handAn engineer monitors the power systems from a protected control room.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A technician floats along the converter hall walkway and looks toward the far light.
Down the shaftA technician floats along the converter hall walkway and looks toward the far light.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
An inspector drives a bolt home at the aft power landing.
The long connectionAn inspector drives a bolt home at the aft power landing.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A technician directs the replacement of a damaged shielding cartridge.
A seam in the mountainA technician directs the replacement of a damaged shielding cartridge.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
A technician traces a shielding-panel seam with a fingertip, a few metres above the hull.
Tracing the seamA technician traces a shielding-panel seam with a fingertip, a few metres above the hull.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
An inspector floats at the hull-edge rail and looks up the radiator tower.
In the radiator's shadowAn inspector floats at the hull-edge rail and looks up the radiator tower.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink
An inspector clips her tether to a hull anchor beneath the radiator tower.
Clipping onAn inspector clips her tether to a hull anchor beneath the radiator tower.Full-size AVIFExplore the placePermalink

About the collection

Art direction by David Veksler. Images created with AI image generation from Concordia's three-dimensional models, then selected and revised for this collection. The paintings interpret the model through staged compositions and lighting.

Open any painting to look closer, or follow its place link to explore the setting.

  • Places in Concordia Concordia is a 21 km station of streets, farms, factories and docks.
  • Scene atlas This is a guide to ninety-five views of Concordia, grouped by where they are: streets and parks, the climb to the axis, the machine rooms, the spaceport and the outside of the...
  • About this site Concordia is a speculative design, built as an interactive simulation.