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anatomy


Anatomy of the bullet ant, 2024
Visualizations for a study of the male genitalia of Paraponera clavata by Brendon E. Boudinot at the Senckenberg Research Institute Frankfurt a. M., section Entomology II.

All material is based on micro CT-Scans.

Dragonfly/VG Studio/Blender/Adobe Illustrator

Research article (open access)

  1. Volume render of the genital sclerites and musculature
  2. Polygon surface mesh
  3. Volume renders of the volsellar musculature
  4. Volume renders of the male internal genitalia

  6. Sticker for the research group



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Oh snap!


Anatomy of the pincer wasp, 2024
Study and visualization of the highly specialized claw mechanism of pincer wasps (Dryinidae). Created in the “Science2Science” Module at ZHdK, based on micro CT scans, unpublished Data, Boudinot et. al. 

MeVisLab/Blender/Cinema4D/Adobe After Effects

Poster in collaboration with and layout by Flurina Hess.

  1. Claws of Gonatopus opening and closing
  2. Science poster
  3. Surface polygon meshes from CT-Scans of various claw types
  4. Animation of the mechanism





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horse skeleton


Anatomical Model of the horse, 2023
Revision, correction and improvement of a 3D model of the horse skeleton. The veterinarian-approved result will be used as a 3D printed model for educational purposes.

With Enrico Bachmann for Equifine, in collaboration with the Vetsuisse faculty of the University of Zurich.

Cinema4D/InDesign

  1. Poster of the assembled skeleton
  2. Poster of the disassembled skeleton
  3. Cervical vertebrae with spinal disks and skull
  4. Animation
  5. Sketches at the anatomical collection of the Vetsuisse faculty
  6. Sketches of the leg joints at the anatomical collection


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pitcher plant


3D Model of Nepenthes rafflesiana, 2022
A carnivorous pitcher plant, unfortunately named after a colonialist, built and texturised from scratch.

Cinema4D/Adobe Photoshop

  1. Whole Model
  2. Peraparatory Sketches
  3. Animation
  4. Figure 1 in use on information material of the study programme
  5. Close up rendering with prey caught in the pitcher 🐜

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3D things 


Graveyard Experiments in Cinema4D 2022 – ongoing
  1. Teapot attempt 
  2. Photogrammetry of a taxidermied ibis that didn’t capture its feet
  3. Digital avatar concept
  4. Watery cube
  5. Sadness
  6. Progress
  7. Anger


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medical illustration


Neurons, 2023
Demyelination of the axon of a neuron in the central nervous system affected by multiple sclerosis, exploring an alternative way of narration opposed to the fatalism often found in medical imagery. 

Cinema4D/Photoshop

  1. Final image
  2. Concept sketch

Extracellular vesicles, 2023

Key image concept for EVIIVE, a platform for liquid biopsy biomarker discovery. The image has a three-part structure, each part tells a different aspect of the project: The extracellular vesicles as the object of research, the research method/lab work (flow cytometry), and the machine learning necessary for processing of the results.

(Modelling in collaboration with Julien Crucitti and Gabriel Schaller)

Cinema4D/Photoshop

   4. Cell, protein and antibody models
   5. Final image
   6. Concept sketch

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    2D animation


    Animation projects, 2023

    After Effects

    1. Looping animation, can be split into seperate, shorter loops. Watch it with music on vimeo!
    2. Eye-opening loop
    3. Depression, but funky
    4. Loop referencing the Nine of Swords from the Rider–Waite tarot deck
    5. Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) catching and killing prey

    7. Strawberry
    8. Strawberries
    9. More strawberries




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    oil painting


    2022 – ongoing

    oil on hardboard

    1. Plein air in Tschierv, Grisons CH, 2022
    4. Plein air in Cumpadials, Grisons CH, 2024
    5. Plein air in Cumpadials, Grisons CH, 2023

    7. Crisis in Tschierv, Grisons CH, 2022
    8. Loneliness in indirect light, 2024
    9. Gathering in indirect light, 2024
    10. Carrera Street, St. Augustine FL, 2024
    11. Abandoned gas station, East Palatka FL, 2024
    12. Cow from inside, 2023
    13. Dissection of a calf, 2023


    about


    Katja Knoellinger
    (Scientific) Illustration/Animation/3D

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    2021 – 2025 Design, Knowledge Visualization (BA) 
    2016 – 2021 Geoecology, Environmental Sciences (BSc)

    Nuremberg DE/Zurich CH

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    Foto: Regula Bearth (ZHdK)
    Many images have been modified with Glaze and/or Nightshade, provided by The Glaze Project to disturb unauthorized AI training.last site update: 01-2025

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