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The World of 'Expedition' | Part I (2x1)

Fecha de emisión: Ene 07, 2022

Welcome to Darwin IV, an alien world unlike any other. An analysis of the speculative biology of Wayne Barlowe’s incredible book ‘Expedition.’ Perhaps no single artist has had a greater impact on how we imagine alien life than Wayne Barlowe. Widely considered the father of modern Speculative Biology, Barlowe has worked for decades as a creature designer for everything from Avatar to Pacific Rim. Yet perhaps Barlow’s most monumental alien world comes from his book ‘Expedition’ — which depicts an extraterrestrial ecosystem with so much detail that reading it feels like getting lost on another planet. The book was even made into a TV special for the Discovery Channel called ‘Alien Planet,’ which was honestly one of my favorite things to watch as a kid. The world at the center of the book and documentary — called ‘Darwin IV’ — is one I’ve wanted to document myself for a long time.