Oli
Lacoon
Williamson

Set & Costume Designer

Oli is an emerging performance maker, specialising in set and costume design. Originally hailing from Tarntanya (Adelaide), he is now based in Naarm (Melbourne), where he completed his training at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA).

Oli is a proudly queer identifying artist, and this informs his mission to find beauty in the imperfect, unrefined and unwanted. This translates into bold, detailed designs, often with a nod to camp and a touch of humour, but always with a commitment to deep dramaturgy and world building.

Oli completed his professional debut, designing costumes for S/WORDS (Lewis Major Projects/Adelaide Festival of Art). At the VCA Oli designed costumes for a new interdisciplinary dance work entitled 10 degrees, and designed the set for The Spook by Mellissa Reeves (dir. Daniella Farinaci). Having also undertaken a secondment in the Art Department for upcoming television series Literary Lethargy (Baby Banksia Productions), Oli looks forward to continuing his work in both the live performance and filmic spaces.



Set Design The Spook
VCA Theatre
The Party (Act 1, Scene 1); the South Bendigo Communist Party are visible through the Venetian blinds. Elli goes to collect more drinks.

Set Design The Spook
VCA Theatre
Martin and Elli’s final meeting (Act 2, Scene 10); the walls fold in as the consequences of Martin’s duplicity come to light

Set and Costume Design Simulacrum
VCA Theatre
On-set photograph; Drag King shoots his new music video

Set and Costume Design Simulacrum
VCA Theatre
On-set photograph; Anna the AI livestreams her quest towards humanity

Costume Design 10 degrees
VCA Dance
The dancers in their base costumes.
Assoc. costume designer: Jessamine Moffett

Set Design The Spook
VCA Theatre
Act 1 Opening state - a view into Trixie’s house, a view on Bendigo in the background

Costume Design 10 degrees
VCA Dance
The kitchen scene; a camp horror musing on the 1950s housewife trope.
Assoc. costume designer: Jessamine Moffett

Costume Design 10 degrees
VCA Dance
The Rave; erratic, carnal energy - dollar store wigs
Assoc. costume designer: Jessamine Moffett

Costume Designer S/WORDS
Lewis Major Projects/Adelaide Festival
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Costume Designer S/WORDS
Lewis Major Projects/Adelaide Festival
A drunken splendour