GREATER LEVIATHAN - 2020

// Taxonomy: Pristaemon maethebula - demon of celestial mist
Habitat (migratory): Nebulae.

Distantly related to the Harvester Leviathan, the Greater is far more approachable. They have evolved to survive in nebulae by processing nutrients out of gas clouds. It has been observed that when one finds itself in an area of too little particle density, the Leviathan will open its facial “petals” to expose silicon solar cells. They will then face the closest star and enter a state of hibernation until they stumble across another cloud…

This image formed part of my Honours Project for Uni; the depiction of a neo-futuristic civilisation of humans and A.I. living together as equals in harmony. Exploring the depths of deep space aboard a 151 KM long generation starship, they seek to research, learn and evolve together while searching to find wonders that no-one has ever seen. In the thousand years since leaving Earth, the pinnacle of their findings include the successful identification of 8 alien organisms, forming an ecosystem that reaches far beyond the stars…