The Unknown

This work focuses on the discussion of humanism in the year of 2024 — a year with profound uncertainties, regional economic slow-down, the falling of globalization, and conflicts and even wars between groups of people, but with rapidly growing technologies at the same time. Looking across the globe, old orders are vanishing and new things debut, and humanity is now experiencing a very mixed emotion of both concern and hope.

In this process, I produced the music first with AI tools, and used it as a foundation for the visuals. The visual design emphasized fast-paced dynamic displays and striking visual collisions to express the chaotic energy of the current world. I made new strides in areas like bird rigging and fur simulation, and experimented with photogrammetry and geometric node-based procedural design to create natural forest environments. For character design and textures, I pushed myself to be more daring, using surrealism to represent concepts like human wealth, power, violence, rebellion, freedom, and humanity's cultural heritage.