This render is based on the idea of immortality and how horrific it can be. A famous jellyfish known as the ‘Immortal Jellyfish’ or the scientific name ‘Turritopsis dohrnii’ can revert itself back into its young form and relive all over again, thus theoretically being immortal.

In 'PROJECT IMT-TRPDHN', which stands for ‘Project Immortality Turritopsis dohrnii’, elderly patients are brought in and are injected with the DNA of the said jellyfish in order to find out ways that humans can achieve their long-lasting dream of immortality. The results, though, were not as expected and caused a series of failures which transformed old people into horrific mutants left to survive on their own.

The specimen number 024 in this render was one of those tragic patients who had his head reverted back to being a child’s head but swelled so much that the frail old body cannot handle its weight. The patient’s eye popped amidst all of this, and to make sure that the fluids stay inside, they had to sew it shut. This project was shut down and the entire facility was closed, until an urban explorer found his way in and came face to face with 024.

Immortality, no matter how amazing it sounds, can never truly be achieved; everything must go back to where it came from, and even the jellyfish who are considered immortal eventually die.

Made entirely using Blender.
A few elements, like the tattoo and ink bleed, were made using Figma.
No generative AI was used.

Hope you enjoyed my submission and the story behind it.
Thank you.