"The biomedical animator Drew Barry is known for his dazzling visualisations of biological processes that unfold on microscopic scales. As enlightening as it is arresting, his imagery straddles the line between science and art, as seen in his work as the in-house animator for the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, and in his music video collaboration with Björk."
"As enlightening as it is arresting, his imagery straddles the line between science and art, as seen in his work as the in-house animator for the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, and in his music video collaboration with Björk. In this short, partially inspired by the classic science film Powers of Ten, Barry provides a richly detailed visual rendering of a rather profound moment: a nematode worm's egg cell resetting the biological clock to zero through self-fertilisation."
"In this short, partially inspired by the classic science film Powers of Ten, Barry provides a richly detailed visual rendering of a rather profound moment: a nematode worm's egg cell resetting the biological clock to zero through self-fertilisation. Incorporating microscopy and modelling, the piece zooms from cellular to molecular levels to depict this process, which results in a form of biological immortality - not for the individual or even the species, but for life itself."
An animator produces dazzling visualisations that blend scientific accuracy with artistic composition to portray microscopic biological processes. Work includes in-house animation for a medical research institute and a music video collaboration with Björk. A short film, partly inspired by Powers of Ten, zooms from cellular to molecular scales using microscopy and modelling to depict a nematode egg cell undergoing self-fertilisation that resets the biological clock to zero. The imagery renders this reset as a form of biological immortality that preserves life itself across generations, rather than immortality for any individual organism or species.
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