Alice through the Looking Glass

A first year university project based solely on design. I was inspired by the theatre production of the Lion King and surrealist art for this project. I liked being able to explore as many avenues as possible in this project and loved being able to work with the narrative and background of the characters as well as the costumes.

The piece was intended for theatre and my inspiration for all centered around the idea of crumbling paint and aged fabrics and materials. This was to give the impression that this had been a lost world for some time until alice stumbled upon it.

The White Queen:

The performer is not behind the mask here, she is hold the mask up by a rod that can be rotated to change emotion. The piece is inspired by the chess piece described in the text rather than embodying it.

The White Knight:

The white knight is also inspired by its chess piece. The back of the horse is made like a spring to highlight the clumsiness (yet not ruin the costume) when the character falls over and 'of his horse' as he does in the text.

The White Paper Man:

It began by just wanting his suit to be made of old newspapers and letters but ultimately his face became paper too in the design.