alien bonsaïs: an extra-terrestrial tree species by chaotic atmospheres
(above) family/genus: caradae sideris | home planet: dyyg el rhaaben
all images courtesy of chaotic atmospheres

 

 

 

with a focus on illustration and CG design, geneva-based studio chaotic atmospheres has realized a species of extra-terrestrial trees called ‘alien bonsaïs’. each of the digital artworks has been carefully conceived in the computer and generated through a multilayered interplay of various graphic softwares. the studio’s creative experimentation with geometric shapes, color, texture and light has spawned a species of botanical life that is strangely familiar, yet undeniably out-of-this-world. bright pink spikey petals bloom from the tangled knots of a similarly-colored bark; orange floral growth is spawned from a rounded root, contained in a spherical shape; crystalized plant life sprouts from a porous, membrane-like foundation. each of the creations have been given fictional personalities that correspond to a family/genus and home planet, narrating a story of these species’ past incarnations, and forming a fabricated archive of organisms sourced from various parts of the universe.

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detail of ‘caradae sideris’ from ‘dyyg el rhaaben’

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family/genus: caradae superior | home planet: dyyg el ssil

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detail of ‘caradae superior’ from ‘dyyg el ssil’

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family/genus: tartuga acutis | home planet: mare infinum

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detail of ‘tartuga acutis’ from ‘mare infinum’

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family/genus: polygonis vespae (left) polygonis tubulosae (right) | home planet: polygonia

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detail of polygonis vespae (left) polygonis tubulosae (right)

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family/genus: senesus pevonis | home planet: tarkam

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detail of ‘senesus pevonis’ from ‘tarkam’

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family/genus: aspona gatik | home planet: ikam

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detail of ‘aspona gatik’ from ‘ikam’

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family/genus: aspona aspones | home planet: ikam

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detail of ‘aspona aspones’ from ‘ikam’

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family/genus: caradae capesus | home planet: dygg el rhaaben

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detail of ‘caradae capesus’ from ‘dygg el rhaaben’

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family/genus: tortus caruleum | home planet: mare infinum

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detail of ‘tortus caruleum’ from ‘mare infinum’