Water as you’ve never seen it before – our brand new animation series

A stunning new animation series developed by Mulloon Institute tells the story of Water in Healthy Landscapes

Animation enables powerful storytelling. Mulloon Institute has been wedding science and story in recent months, working with talented artists Timothy Lee and David Lobb, both graduates of UNSW Art & Design in Sydney. They were new to environmental science communication. We were new to the ruthless task of distilling principles from physics, hydrology, geomorphology and soil science into digestible parts! Out of this generative relationship have emerged five eye-catching animations that bring to life water's interaction with solar energy and heat, gravity, land surfaces, soil, plants and climate.  

Each contains a kernel of truth vital to building resilience in the landscapes we love. They’re raw and original, and we're thrilled to be sending them out to enliven your imagination! 

Steered by the Institute’s ‘artist in residence’ Dr Laura Fisher and narrated by our own Peter Hazell, this project has been a rich collaboration involving many Mulloon staff in scripting and conceptualisation. And then Justin Hewitson tied it all together with gorgeous sound design. 

We are excited to say we have three more animations in the works. These ones are being developed with Supervisory Research Scientist Laura Norman at the US Geological Survey, informed by her expertise in healthy watersheds and aridland water harvesting. The journey continues!  

This project has been assisted by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust, and the Australian Government through Citizen Science Grant funding.