Superficial Studio

Australia

Superficial is the creative studio of digital artists Belinda Chen and Andrew Kupresanin. Their work brings together computer-generated imagery, code, and generative systems to create advanced visual experiences and innovative brand campaigns. Their practice focuses on the relationships between nature, evolution, and digital technologies in a time of major contemporary ecological upheaval, allowing them to question the capacity of living systems, whether real or simulated, to adapt and evolve. The artists develop hypothetical life forms, shifting ecosystems, and possible futures that evoke biological, botanical, and environmental phenomena shaped through digital tools. Constantly looking toward the future and in search of original ideas, the duo aims to push the boundaries of digital experience through both client-based projects and their frequent independent initiatives.

Alumni of NEW INC, the art and technology incubator at the New Museum in New York, they have collaborated with brands such as 3.1 Phillip Lim, Adidas, Cash App, Dior, and Nike, as well as cultural institutions including M+ Museum, Odunpazarı Modern Museum, and The Museum at FIT.


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Tomorrow Blooms: Helix - Horizontal

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Tomorrow Blooms is a series of artworks exploring a speculative botanical future set in evolutionary hyperdrive. In the context of rapidly changing environmental conditions the artworks provide serene moments for contemplation about the evolving state of the natural world.


Each and every flower in the series is a one-of-a-kind bloom created through procedural design techniques. The final pieces are created using generative systems allowing the films to be adapted to a variety of screen dimensions and durations.


TOMORROW BLOOMS: HELIX


Helix imagines an advanced strand of flora with the ability of rapid genetic adaptation. Capable of spontaneously spawning new evolutionary branches, the ecological anomaly embraces change as it adapts forward through the various floral generations.

technique

3d

format

landscape

duration

04:47

year

2025

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