An Imagined Theatre Design for the Swan Theatre - Video of the Stage Model
Collection:UAL Art Collection
Date: 2024
Artist: V Hayward (British)
Dimensions:
3 minutes 14 seconds
Medium: Video
Object number: UAC 1147
DescriptionV studied MA Theatre and Performance Design at Wimbledon College of Arts. They say: 'This work was made for my final project of my MA in Theatre and Performance Design and is part of a theatre design (set, puppetry and costume) for an imagined play at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Theatre inspired by Kate Atkinson’s novel Life After Life. Sustainability and ecological thought impact heavily on my designs, shaping the materials I use and the designs I create, with each decision weighed according to its material and carbon cost as well as its practicality and financial cost. By designing based on existing set pieces and embracing sustainable aesthetics that call for focussed material use, I have minimised the design’s environmental impact while amplifying its theatrical power.
This video displays my scale theatre model for the set design and goes into detail about how some of the elements were designed. The model itself was made at 1:50 scale, so the theatre and everything in it is 50 times smaller than in real life. It is also entirely hand made from the tiny costumes to the rubble pile, predominantly from different kinds of card collected over time and from previous projects. I also collect bits of materials – wires, corks, tissue and more – to use in my work. The structure is made from old, corrugated card while the seats and the stage flooring are constructed from different card and paper packaging materials.
This video displays my scale theatre model for the set design and goes into detail about how some of the elements were designed. The model itself was made at 1:50 scale, so the theatre and everything in it is 50 times smaller than in real life. It is also entirely hand made from the tiny costumes to the rubble pile, predominantly from different kinds of card collected over time and from previous projects. I also collect bits of materials – wires, corks, tissue and more – to use in my work. The structure is made from old, corrugated card while the seats and the stage flooring are constructed from different card and paper packaging materials.
