Editorial illustration:
Aging is not inevitable

Personal project, 2021

I recently finished reading David Sinclair's 'Lifespan' - a fascinating and eye opening book looking at the cutting edge of research into the causes of aging. Among many interesting insights, one point which stuck with me is the author's idea that aging is not inevitable, that it's a disease like any other, and that we're beginning to discover ways to treat it at its root causes. This illustration was a response to this idea.

Full illustration

Early sketches and character design