Horizon Forbidden West - Widemaw Concept

The mouth was the main focus on the Widemaw concept. Because the design would be sometimes moving in aquatic areas, it should be somewhat closed. At the same time, we wanted this machine to be filtering water to extract biofuel components from it. To do so we planned for it to have an intake turbine in the mouth area. I thought that it was a good opportunity to create a sense of surprise while making that process more visible. I imagined it shapeshifting from something like the front hood of a truck (apparently innocuous) into a never-ending showcase of unfolding grinding wheels. (terrifying)

Art Direction: Jan Bart Van Beek, Misja Bas, Roy Postma

Production Concept