CORNEA

Charoen Panchaphalasom

Pecharoen@gmail.com / Pecharoen.co

In a world where humanity’s trust in science and established systems has collapsed, this animation explores how society constructs truth and what happens when that trust begins to fail. Inspired by research into fabricated science, belief systems, and the Anthropocene, the project questions the reliability of knowledge that shapes human civilization.

The story follows a child surviving in an unfamiliar surrounding shaped by environmental decay and evolving life forms. As civilization collapses, survival instinct gradually replaces logic, certainty, and belief. From a microscopic-to-human-scale perspective, the animation draws parallels between natural survival systems and human behavior in the face of fear and uncertainty.

Combining speculative worldbuilding with philosophical and scientific themes, the project examines the fragile relationship between knowledge, belief, and survival.