Zünc Studio

Zünc is a research-driven creative studio based in London. They communicate through moving image, CGI photography and installation art to advance the visual language of the world's leading brands and ideas.

PHOTOSYSTEM II is an animated video series driven by the fascination with the process of photosynthesis.

Without light there is no life. It is essential for plants to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen - a process known as photosynthesis. This process has allowed Earth to evolve into the biodiverse, oxygen-rich, green planet we know today.

PHOTOSYSTEM II explores the phenomenon of photosynthesis through a series of large-scale projections. It features an immersive fly-through of the eternally flourishing evolution, as well as an interactive work that grows tendrils and releases oxygen in response to the movement of visitors.

By viewing these complex systems of adaptation through different lenses we can learn, be inspired, and discover novel solutions to today’s problems.

Photosystem II, the namesake piece of the series, is a room-sized immersive projection that wraps around three walls to hold the viewer in its leafy embrace. The animated film progresses in complexity and scale - from a waving sea of singular sprouts to massive manmade structures spilling over with an abundance of greenery.

As the world around us and the organisms within it become more evolved, so too must plants. The fly-through of organic matter cycles through various states, suggesting that the human chapter on earth is a mere blip in the 3.4 billion years that organisms have been photosynthesising for.

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