Bioluminescent
Deep Sea Creatures.

Nova is an experimental study of the visual arts technique slitscan.

With an emphasis on its spacial and temporal properties, the slit scan image is created using video footage of bioluminescent deep sea creatures, particularly comb jellyfish. These creatures acted as a source of inspiration for the form and animation. The resulting structure resembles a surreal organism that is locked into an ever-increasing state of perpetual growth, decay and transformation.

The structure is built and rendered in realtime and programmed in C++ using openFrameworks. For more info on the technical side have a look at this article on creative applications.

Project date: 2014