London-based designer Daniel Brown has created a simply marvelous series of exotic flower images without the use of his hands. In 2003, Brown experienced a swimming accident that left him paralysed from the shoulders down, suffering from a permanent spinal injury. “It meant I could no longer draw or paint, but was fortunately still able to use an adapted computer.

“I have been working on my flower series since around 2000,” the artist told Mail Onlne. “I realised that floral animation was a way that advanced computer technology could be related back to everyday culture.”

Daniel Brown’s super realistic flowers grow on screen like time-lapse documentary photography, using digital programming techniques typically used for computer games and films. Inspired by Sir D’Arch Thompson who believed that nature reflects physical and mathematical principles, the artist has achieved an outstanding installation at the D’Arcy Thompson Zoology Museum at the University of Dundee.

In a consummate compliment to the artist, Jonathan Ive., Head of Design, Apple Computer said:

Daniel Brown’s work changes the way we look at and engage with digital imagery. It is technically innovative and emotionally engaging, but also gives us an extraordinary amount of freedom in the way we experience it