The concept artist is on Art Station (https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oAKgQW) --they might have some additional insight for you? I’d be curious to hear more about the inspiration behind it.
I’ve been thinking about picking up the Art of The Medium book, but since it’s a toss-up whether art books actually talk about the work that went into the art or just show you a bunch of random images, I’ve been a bit hesitant to pay for it.