Hallucinations about a Dead Hand/Interpretative Piece
The aspect of Fakery as a response to ISTD brief 2011 which I investigated is that of theatrical scenographic illusion. The piece staged is the work of the Surrealist Luis Bunuel, ‘Hallucinations about a Dead Hand’(1944).
The Surrealist movement famously deals with ideas of illusion, hyperreality and dreams, and it has influenced film, writers, philosophers, musicians. This script is a short story based on visual illusion and hallucinations, with an element of horror. I created a typographic and visual interpretation of some parts of this text, which is intended to be used as a scenography for a Dance Theatre performance.
Music: Vera Reshto (for opening titles), Aaltovaihe, Max Richter. Choreography: Kathleen Doherty.
This project has been awarded a Passing grade in the ISTD 2011 student competition. Music: Max Richter.
Inspiration for drawn figure: Korniag Theatre, Belarus
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