The Landscape Relief Model - An anachronism or still a useful object for contemplating the landscape

Already at the age of 13 years I produced the landscape of Bethlehem with a rock cave to show the birthplace of Jesus Christ. This was my first geomodel. Having troubles to understand the geomorphology of a Switzerland, which appeared to me not so characteristic, I made my first geographic landscape model. In contact with the famous late Prof. Eduard Imhof I learned about the issues determining the quality of a relief model. I shall never forget the principles taught by Imhof. Thus, I am trying to produce my relief models in a way that Imhof would be satisfied. Perhaps these principles are the reason why I always try to generate a “living landscape” with high accuracy and without compromise. Touching upon the question if I am not afraid that the computer would replace my manual work, my answer is: I am as afraid to be replaced by the computer as is the first violinist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. He is not to replace! Hence, he will never be afraid. Producing a steric landscape relief is comparable to making music: the finest details and nuances can only be produced by men and not by machines. My slogan is: Do not give away to machines the most creative work — to create a landscape. I want to do it myself.