Inhale Exhale
Inhale Exhale
A 3D environment designed for a calming, meditative animation inspired by the rhythm of breathing. I wanted to create a whimsical world that felt playful, peaceful and slightly surreal.
To develop the visual language, I turned to abstraction, exploring how a familiar form could be transformed and pushed beyond recognition. This exploration led to the mushroom as the central form of the environment, which I then developed into a 3D world in Blender.
The final animation follows a gentle cycle of movement, with bubbles emerging from the mushrooms and drifting through the space, reflecting the rhythm of inhaling and exhaling.
Where Ideas
Take Shape
Data That Tells a Story
From respiratory data to the rhythm of meditation, understanding the breath behind the experience.
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In the chart, the Y-axis represents respiratory rate (breaths per minute), while the X-axis represents time (minutes).
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Before creating the rhythm of the video, the natural changes in breathing associated with meditation were considered. Scientific research shows that meditation is often accompanied by a slower and more stable respiratory rate, with experienced meditators tending to breathe more slowly than non-meditators.
The two lines illustrate the difference between a faster, more variable breathing pattern and a slower, more stable pattern associated with a meditative state.
The bubbles emerging from the mushroom follow this slower rhythm. Their movement is not only a visual element, but a gentle representation of the breath itself: each bubble marks the passing of a breathing cycle, creating a visual rhythm that gradually guides the viewer toward a calmer and more sustained pace.
The timing of the video was therefore developed around this breathing rhythm, allowing the visual experience to follow the natural progression of a slower meditative breath rather than imposing an arbitrary pace.
Scientific references: Karunarathne et al. (2023);
Karunarathne et al. (2024).
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