Biomimetics

Biomimetics is the study and invention of synthetic materials or objects that take inspiration from natural (or biological) forms and movements. Today, this approach is widely used in design. In this selection, our digital artists, who often come from deisgn backgrounds and are heavily inspired by the world around them, also demonstrate an interest in biomimetics. Whether the artist takes inspiration from real-life flora and fauna to imagine a cyborg flower, digitise nature as a form of archiving and remembrance, or embed cities and gardens into rock formations, this body of work demonstrates the relationships between biological and natural forms, and technological innovation in art.

Pinnularia_Chloé_Savard_Video.mov

Pinnularia

Chloé Savard

Diatomée_Chloé_Savard_Video.mov

Diatomée

Chloé Savard

Iridescence_Chloé_Savard_Video.mov

Iridescence

Chloé Savard

Plantes_Animales_Chloé_Savard_Video.mov

Plantes Animales

Chloé Savard

Glitter_Freeze_Chloé_Savard_Video.mov

Glitter Freeze

Chloé Savard

Palma_Rex_Andréa_Philippon_3D.mp4

Palma Rex

Andréa Philippon

Aranea_Rosa_Andréa_Philippon_3D.mp4

Aranea Rosa

Andréa Philippon

Rotundatum_Rubus_Andréa_Philippon_3D.mp4

Rotundatum Rubus

Andréa Philippon

Aranea_Rosa_-_vertical_Andréa_Philippon_3D.mp4

Aranea Rosa - vertical

Andréa Philippon

Papilio_Fern_Andréa_Philippon_3D.mp4

Papilio Fern

Andréa Philippon

Rotundatum_Rubus_-_vertical_Andréa_Philippon_3D.mp4

Rotundatum Rubus - vertical

Andréa Philippon

Vandeae_Hannes_Hummel_3D.mp4

Vandeae

Hannes Hummel

Manekia_Cycle_2_Hannes_Hummel_3D.mp4

Manekia Cycle 2

Hannes Hummel

Full_Bloom_A1_Hannes_Hummel_3D.mp4

Full Bloom A1

Hannes Hummel

Digital_Ikebana_A03_Hannes_Hummel_3D.mp4

Digital Ikebana A03

Hannes Hummel

Digitization_LXXIII_NOCELLCOVERAGE_Video.mp4

Digitization LXXIII

NOCELLCOVERAGE

Digitization_XC_NOCELLCOVERAGE_Video.mp4

Digitization XC

NOCELLCOVERAGE

Digitization_XLIX_NOCELLCOVERAGE_Video.mp4

Digitization XLIX

NOCELLCOVERAGE

Digitization_XLII_NOCELLCOVERAGE_Video.mp4

Digitization XLII

NOCELLCOVERAGE

Nature_of_Angels_BE_A_STEREOTYPE_3D.mov

Nature of Angels

BE A STEREOTYPE

Seas_of_Torment_BE_A_STEREOTYPE_3D.mov

Seas of Torment

BE A STEREOTYPE

Nova_Solis_BE_A_STEREOTYPE_3D.mov

Nova Solis

BE A STEREOTYPE

Hazardous_Waste_BE_A_STEREOTYPE_3D.mov

Hazardous Waste

BE A STEREOTYPE

Soul_Gardening_BE_A_STEREOTYPE_3D.mov

Soul Gardening

BE A STEREOTYPE

Digitization_LXX_NOCELLCOVERAGE_Video.mp4

Digitization LXX

NOCELLCOVERAGE

Fluid_Cycle_Hanne-Lizé_3D.mp4

Fluid Cycle

Hanne-Lizé

Ground_Connection_Hanne-Lizé_3D.mp4

Ground Connection

Hanne-Lizé

Departure_NOCELLCOVERAGE_Video.mp4

Departure

NOCELLCOVERAGE

Arrival_NOCELLCOVERAGE_Video.mp4

Arrival

NOCELLCOVERAGE

Telopea_Hannes_Hummel_3D.mp4

Telopea

Hannes Hummel

Latentscape_AP_3_Franz_Rosati_Generative_art.mp4

Latentscape AP 3

Franz Rosati

Latentscape_AP_1_Franz_Rosati_Generative_art.mp4

Latentscape AP 1

Franz Rosati

The_great_gathering_of_everything_Julie_Berger_Lindh_3D.mp4

The great gathering of everything

Julie Berger Lindh

A_desolate_colorful_collapse_Julie_Berger_Lindh_3D.mp4

A desolate colorful collapse

Julie Berger Lindh

Hyper_Shroom_Gaël_Corboz_3D.mp4

Hyper Shroom

Gaël Corboz

Hyper_Night_Gaël_Corboz_3D.mp4

Hyper Night

Gaël Corboz

Mossbound_Framemaker_3D.mp4

Mossbound

Framemaker

Prismatic_Rhapsody_I_Yana_and_JUN_3D.mp4

Prismatic Rhapsody I

Yana and Jun

Chroma_Efflorescence_Yana_and_JUN_3D.mp4

Chroma Efflorescence

Yana and Jun

Violet_Grass_Serejah_Kuznetsov_3D.mp4

Violet Grass

Serejah Kuznetsov

Nature_Morph_03_Serejah_Kuznetsov_3D.mp4

Nature Morph 03

Serejah Kuznetsov

The_Chair_Fluks_Studio_3D.mp4

The Chair

Fluks Studio

The_Chair_vol._2_Fluks_Studio_3D.mp4

The Chair vol. 2

Fluks Studio

Soft_Fluks_Studio_3D.mp4

Soft

Fluks Studio

Cybernetic_Flora_v1_Tuğrul_Şalcı_Generative_art.mp4

Cybernetic Flora v1

Tuğrul Şalcı

Cybernetic_Flora_v2_Tuğrul_Şalcı_Generative_art.mp4

Cybernetic Flora v2

Tuğrul Şalcı

Pulpy_Caterpillar_Lena_Charobay_3D.mp4

Pulpy Caterpillar

Lena Charobay

Sharp_Stigma_Lena_Charobay_3D.mp4

Sharp Stigma

Lena Charobay

Occulta_Muscas_Lena_Charobay_3D.mp4

Occulta Muscas

Lena Charobay

RECYCLED_Ozan_Turkkan_Generative_art.mp4

RECYCLED

Ozan Turkkan

Hidden_Nature_Emilia_Trevisani_Generative_art.mp4

Hidden Nature

Emilia Trevisani

Elementals2_Corina_Lipavsky_AI.mp4

Elementals2

Corina Lipavsky

Sporebody_Dance_Irina_Angles_AI.mp4

Sporebody Dance

Irina Angles

Filament_Fungi_1_Tamsin_Smyth_AI.mp4

Filament Fungi 1

Tamsin Smyth

Botanical_Warp_Markos_Kay_AI.mp4

Botanical Warp

Markos Kay

aBioGenesis_-_Horizontal_Markos_Kay_AI.mp4

aBioGenesis - Horizontal

Markos Kay

Synaptic_Flora_Markos_Kay_AI.mp4

Synaptic Flora

Markos Kay

Golden_Flower_Alex_McLeod_3D.mp4

Golden Flower

Alex McLeod

Flowers_Alex_McLeod_3D.mp4

Flowers

Alex McLeod

Sage_Kara_Garnier_3D.mp4

Sage

Kara Garnier

Eau_Kara_Garnier_3D.mp4

Eau

Kara Garnier

Nudibranch_Jim_Linear_3D.mp4

Nudibranch

Jim Linear

A_Fractured_Bloom_Runbo_Chen_3D.mp4

A Fractured Bloom

Runbo Chen

Enjoying_the_Beauty_of_Orchids_Natalie_Liu_3D.mp4

Enjoying the Beauty of Orchids

Natalie Liu

Flower_Sculpture_II_Natalie_Liu_3D.mp4

Flower Sculpture II

Natalie Liu

A_Digital_Memory_of_Orchids_Colliding_Natalie_Liu_3D.mp4

A Digital Memory of Orchids Colliding

Natalie Liu

Soft_Robotic_Ariel_Lu_3D.mp4

Soft Robotic

Ariel Lu

Stemonitis_Mushroom_Andréa_Philippon_3D.mp4

Stemonitis Mushroom

Andréa Philippon

Vénus_bubble_Boris_Marinin_3D.mp4

Vénus bubble

Boris Marinin

Organic_Process_2_Jildert_Viet_Generative_art.mp4

Organic Process 2

Jildert Viet

Morophogerador_Out_Matthew_Biederman_Generative_art.mp4

Morophogerador Out

Matthew Biederman

Lumen_Resonance_1_Washmachine_Generative_art.mp4

Lumen Resonance 1

Washmachine

A_Tiny_Bead_of_Pure_Life__v01_Alice_Labourel_3D.mp4

A Tiny Bead of Pure Life, v01

Alice Labourel

A_Tiny_Bead_of_Pure_Life__v02_Alice_Labourel_3D.mp4

A Tiny Bead of Pure Life, v02

Alice Labourel

Infinite_Minerals_146_-_Vertical_Dan_Hoopert_3D.mp4

Infinite Minerals 146 - Vertical

Dan Hoopert

Infinite_Minerals_123_-_Horizontal_Dan_Hoopert_3D.mp4

Infinite Minerals 123 - Horizontal

Dan Hoopert

Australian_Flora_-_Horizontal_Superficial_Studio_3D.mp4

Australian Flora - Horizontal

Superficial Studio

Tomorrow_Blooms_Helix_-_Horizontal_Superficial_Studio.mp4

Tomorrow Blooms: Helix - Horizontal

Superficial Studio

Tomorrow_Blooms_Abundance_-_Horizontal_Superficial_Studio_3D.mp4

Tomorrow Blooms: Abundance - Horizontal

Superficial Studio

Zurich_Fountain_Andrea_Wenger_3D.mp4

Zurich Fountain

Andrea Wenger

Geomancer_13_Rick_Silva_3D.mp4

Geomancer 13

Rick Silva

Geomancer_5_Rick_Silva_3D.mp4

Geomancer 5

Rick Silva

Germinative_AI_-_Seeds_Tal_Wagner_AI.mp4

Germinative AI - Seeds

Tal Wagner

Garden_Nadiia_Pliamko_3D.mp4

Garden

Nadiia Pliamko

Pride_Nadiia_Pliamko_3D.mp4

Pride

Nadiia Pliamko

Half_Heart_Beat_Gamgie_Generative_art.mov

Half Heart Beat

Gamgie

Ethereal_Cells_Gamgie_Generative_art.mov

Ethereal Cells

Gamgie

Mushroom_of_Paradise_-_01_Luke_Penry_3D.mp4

Mushroom of Paradise - 01

Luke Penry

Arora_Flora_Luke_Penry_3D.mp4

Arora Flora

Luke Penry

Egg_Still_III_Luke_Penry_3D.png

Egg Still III

Luke Penry

Leaf_Presser_-_Vertical_Brett_Foxwell_Photography.mp4

Leaf Presser - Vertical

Brett Foxwell

The_Book_of_Leaves_-_Vertical_Brett_Foxwell_Photography.mp4

The Book of Leaves - Vertical

Brett Foxwell

Wood_Swimmer_-_Vertical_Brett_Foxwell_Photography.mp4

Wood Swimmer - Vertical

Brett Foxwell

Reactive_Flower_01_Felipe_Goldsack_3D.mp4

Reactive Flower 01

Felipe Goldsack

Reactive_Flower_03_Felipe_Goldsack_3D.mp4

Reactive Flower 03

Felipe Goldsack