In Fish

This Short Film Was Powered Entirely By Wooden Waterwheels

June 4, 2025

Talk about using the resources you’ve been given. Filmmakers Tom Wrigglesworth and Matt Robinson, known collectively as Tom & Matt have a short film called Flow, featuring 21 water-powered sculptures. The flowing water powers the animation of the film itself.

Carved onto the wooden paddles are images of fish, which jump and dance as the flowing water spins them.

As the filmmaker duo claims: ‘if the river stops, so does all the wildlife within’.

Highlighting the fragility of ecosystem like rivers, Flow is the perfect short film to shed light on places like the River Neath in the UK.

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A serene river scene with wooden figures positioned in the water, surrounded by lush greenery and trees, with a camera setup on the bank.

A wooden chair design in a creek, surrounded by lush greenery, featuring a decorative fish motif on the backrest.

A wooden water feature depicting fish silhouettes, flowing in a stream.

Three wooden chairs are placed in shallow water, featuring artistic cutouts of fish on their backs, surrounded by lush greenery.

A series of wooden boards being lowered into water, each with a silhouette of a whale. The boards appear to be in motion, creating a dynamic scene against the flowing water.

A group of wooden chairs arranged in the water of a river, with surrounding greenery and rocky banks.

Wooden fish sculptures placed in a flowing river, showcasing artistic designs with cut-out fish shapes.

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Author Ben VanderVeen

Ben VanderVeen is the founder and editor of Moss & Fog, one of the web’s longest-running visual culture destinations. Since 2009, he’s been finding and framing the most beautiful, surprising, and thought-provoking work in art, architecture, design, and nature — reaching over 325,000 readers each month. He lives in Portland, Oregon.