Hydrus
Animation
2026

Sly, indigestible, and lethal. A phantom of the myth of Hydrus brought to life through digital sculpting and virtual diaphonization.
Hydrus is a digital animation developed for An Ecology of Beasts, a contemporary bestiary featuring reinterpretations of mythical medieval creatures. Depicted in diaphonized form -a chemical preservation technique to render a specimen’s soft tissues transparent while highlighting bones and cartilage - this small serpent lets itself be swallowed whole, then eats its way out of its host’s stomach, ensuring a devastating internal rupture and victory.

Opening Saturday 24th January at TXT Studio (Milan, Italy)
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