THE VISIT
unrealised costume design
Process
Script by Friedrich Dürrenmatt
Adapted by Tony Kushner
Design Concept | Much of my research revolved around Depression-era communities and Hoovervilles in 1930's America to depict the inhabitants who lived in extreme poverty in the village of Slurry. In contrast, the visiting entourage needed to look strange and out of place; for this I took inspiration and derived my color palette from the painting "The Dream" by Henri Rousseau
Costume Plot + Color Palette
Fabric Swatches+Breakdown
When swatching for the costume renderings, I wanted to experiment with some intense fabric breakdown to see how wear and tear could affect my color palette. I emulated the effect of sun bleached clothing by leaving fabric in bleach, and applying it in certain areas to change the color of the fabric in uneven patterns
Sun bleached fabric experiment
Fabric breakdown with fuller's earth and dirty down sticks
Finished fabric swatches
Mixed Media Collage
Costume Thumbnail Renderings
