With the hopes of verifying the theory of Dark Matter, the Stawell Underground Laboratory is built 1 kilometer beneath the earths surface where cosmic noise is filtered out and a Dark Matter signal can be detected. 

This video was commissioned by the University of Melbourne who were looking for ways to visually explain this research in a bite sized synopsis for general audiences and explore interesting ways to showcase the theorized functions and motion of particles that we are yet to understand.

Sound Design & Music by James Brazel

Character Animation by Milo Gluth

Ultimately we developed a style utilizing inverted colour spaces to show particle interactions in spaces that we cannot actually see in real life. Also with the help of new AI tools, we designed a bespoke water colour effect to give organic texture and movement ot the piece.