BLEACH - Returning to Color

BLEACH - Returning to Colour is a real-time cinematic exploration of coral bleaching and the fragile relationship between humans and marine ecosystems. Set within a familiar domestic space, the project transforms an ordinary bedroom into a living coral reef, using the room as a metaphor to bring an environmental issue that often feels distant into the viewer´s everyday reality. Created using a hybrid Houdini and Unreal Engine pipeline, the project combines procedural simulations, real-time rendering, and cinematic storytelling to depict the gradual transformation of the environment: from vibrant life to environmental collapse, and finally to a fragile sign of hope. Through this balance of artistic expression and technical experimentation, the project seeks to raise awareness while encouraging viewers to reflect on the choices that shape our shared future.