GLIDER - 2020

// Taxonomy: Spilumantae volundo - filter-back flute-flyer
Habitat (migratory): Planetary rings, outer space.

Gliders resemble stingrays with a head crowned by antler-like growths. They are omnivorous and use very thin mandibles to guide food into their mouths. Gliders are also capable of filter feeding through fine filaments on their backs and move by expelling gas from their heads. The temporary atmosphere produced allows the creatures to “glide” using their fins and tail…

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…