Costume design and backdrop design for a children's play LYXSKRÄP by Charlotte Gottfries. Premiered in Uppsala 22/01/22
Talented people who make equally amazing fantastic sounds on just ..rubbish !!!!
Plays: Charlotte Gottfries, Charlotte Magnusson, Celso Paco!
Costumes and Framing: Joanna bodzek
Designing the backdrop. From a 30/40 cm photo to 4/ 3 m large digitally printed backdropp.
The artwork went through a process of several prints and scans in order to get the final digital print with the fine detail and delicate colour scales kept intact. Printed on performance linen in 3 panels.
The process..
I love working with costumes with my intuition as a guiding light..
To generate toiles (first models) , the first ideas, I use a process of direct garment modelling /draping on a person or half scale tailor mannequin. Hand painting and botanical dyeing (link to my Instagram account on botanical inks) is often part of the process as well. While doing so I am tapping to the story and letting the garment unfold pretty much of itself.. As it takes form, i can see “it “ as a manifestation of a combination between the vibe of a real person and their emerging character.