kouhei nakama envisions humans with textured animal-like skin

dec 02, 2015

kouhei nakama envisions humans with textured animal-like skin

all images courtesy of kouhei nakama

visual art director kouhei nakama presents his latest work titled ‘diffusion’, a short film that explores what humans might look like if they had textured and patterned skin like animals. the video, generated by CGI, showcases a body blended with different textures that range from organic to more alien, and computer-like. human’s flesh potential is elongated to its maximum capacity, changing colors and patterns, while questions regarding evolution arise. this great experimental short takes the viewer into a journey that flows along the music of kai engel.

‘diffusion’ is the title of the video
video courtesy of kouhei nakama

extruded dots on the skin change colors

these dots transform into coral-like shapes 

an abstraction of the coral happens, morphing into white circuits

gold patterns take over the body that has also merged in shape 

these new patterns have a liquid feel

the skin takes a more natural color, while the patterns on it don’t

some scenes resemble aliens, computers and outer space visions

as the film progresses, the body is no longer one, but a mutation of several forms

each scene is perfectly times with the audio

project info:

direction: kouhei nakama
music: highway to the stars by kai engel

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edited by: juliana neira | designboom

Kouhei Nakama