Escapism: A Virtual Fan Art Exhibition by The Interlude

by Artists · Published March 23, 2022 · Updated September 19, 2022

Adeena Hasan

Description of the fan art: It features the 6 members of the German Industrial Metal Band Rammstein before they were world-famous musicians. It depicts them as 6 spirited young men trying to thrive behind the Iron Curtain in their native East Germany. It also features the Stasi lurking in the background: the notorious East German secret police who were always cracking down on rebellious artists. Till Lindemann (Rammstein’s future frontman) is shown with his 4-year-old daughter, who was born in 1985, making the year 1989 the backdrop of this drawing. So the fan art depicts the members merely months before the Berlin Wall topples. (This event was vital for the band’s formation in 1994.) The German Reunification approaching is depicted by the transition to cool and bright colours to the left while the dark days are seen being left behind (along with the Stasi) through the darker and murkier shades on the right.

Moreover, Flake Lorenz and Paul Landers (top row, 2nd and 3rd from the left) are shown laughing together signifying that they were in the same underground punk band before Rammstein. Christoph Schneider (1st from left, top row) wears a jacket with “Army” written on it as an ode to his military service in East Germany. Richard Kruspe (centre, bottom row) is shown contemplating about escaping the Iron Curtain for more artistic freedom, also based on true events.

Medium for illustration: Digital art

Anika Tabassum Nuzhat

Description of the fan art: Studio ghibli fanart

Medium for illustration: Digital art

Mahdi Shahriar

Description of the fan art: Tried to infuse the work of Tatsuki Fujimoto in Yoshiyuki Sadamotos NGE aesthetic or more simply put, the portrayal of Makima in a Plug Suit (from Neon Genesis Evangelion).

Medium for illustration: Digital Art (Infinite Painter)

Mahdi Shahriar

Description of the fan art: A tribute to the Beatles.

Medium for illustration: Digital Art (Infinite Painter)

Maleeha Munawara Mahee

Description of the fan art: Yona from Akatsuki no Yona/ Yona of the Dawn

Medium for illustration: Digital (MediBang Paint)

Maleeha Munawara Mahee

Description of the fan art: Hatsune Miku

Medium for illustration: Digital (MediBang Paint)

Nazneen Meem

Description of the fan art: Brishtir Thikana by Muhammad Jafar Iqbal. This is the last scene and my favourite part of the book, where Tumpa and her dad hold hands and walk in the rain.

Medium for illustration: Autodesk sketchbook (digital illustration)

Nazneen Meem

Description of the fan art: Bhalo lage by Mohineer Ghoraguli. It has really warm lyrics full of passion. This song gives me a feeling of the desolate chaotic nature of life.

Medium for illustration: Procreate (digital illustration)

Sheikh Tahsina Jahan Bonnya

Description of the fan art: Sasha Braus from Attack on Titan

Medium for illustration: Digital

Sheikh Tahsina Jahan Bonnya

Description of the fan art: Yennefer from The Witcher

Medium for illustration: Watercolour

Sumaita Sabaha

Description of the fan art: Realistic version of Shinobu Kocho from Demon Slayer

Medium for illustration: Mixed media (coloured pencils, watercolor, and soft pastels)

Tahsin Mostofa Chowdhury

Description of the fan art: Baby Driver – scene from the laundromat

Medium for illustration: Digital

Tahsin Mostofa Chowdhury

Description of the fan art: 500 Days of Summer – the music store scene where they are picking out albums. Behind I put a few albums that I love and adore/ has meaning to me. I did this painting for inktober/digitober 2020. The link to the Spotify playlist is here –