ANGLERFISH MACHINE
Sketching, Biomimicry Design, Concept Art
Spring 2024, 8 weeks
Tools: Pens
Team: Individual
In a future where the ocean has consumed all land, humanIty has fund refuge in the Abyssal Zone. With sunlight a distant memory, survival hinges on artificial bioluminescence generated by biomimicry machines.
Light in the Abyss
The beginningStudying the mechanism behind the anglerfish’s bioluminescence and exploring color in my process.
Throughout the fish’s lifetime, its stem attrtacts photobacterium to adhere onto it. This creates visible light in the anglerfish’s “lure”.
Symbiote
The fish and photobacteriumThe storyboard illustrates the fish’s life cycle in micro and macro scale.
External Form
Form, history, and purposeObserving the construction of the fish. Since preys come to the fish’s light directly, it has developed a blobby and non-aerodynamic main body.
With the abscence of color, can the form be studied more clearly?
Movement
The flow of waterDescribing the motion of the Anglerfish in the form of arrows. Both geometric arrows and dynamic arrow shapes are explored.
Motion Synthesis
Every element in the processOne composition that synthesizes the motion of the fish’s blobby form as it swims, its jaw movement, and its bioluminescence as it captures the prey.
Imaginary Machine
From nature to man-madeAfter understanding the relationship between motion and form, I considered their connections to people.
I drafted prototypes of a fictional machine that mimics the Anglerfish’s bioluminescence and takes a more mechanical form.
Adding Details and Indicators
How do motion arrows complement the machine?Further refining the machine, I integrated the motion arrows from the previous studies. They helped to restate the purpose of the machine, which is using photobracterium to create visible light.