Wittiness, boldness, eternity, stream of consciousness. Every rhythm, every phrase, every imagery is irresistible and of immense power.
My design visualisation of Orlando aims to focus on the connection between
illusions and the core truth of identity. Our illusions, like imaginations,
are affected by numerous external factors, such as the fluidity of gender, the
elasticity of time or any transformations that happened during our lifetime.
However, amidst a thousand jumbled identities and labels defined by society,
we will all find the most necessary, the most important, the dominant self.
The sculptural set creates an abstract, poetic and evoking world, where a
central oak tree becomes a metaphoric and powerful image. The symmetrical
spatial design reinforces the idea of the central focus, a huge oak tree,
as a representation of Orlando and immortal spirituality. The integration
with spiral stairs, as a collision between man-made architectural forms and
natural elements, provides the potential to transform the space into different
worlds.
Orlando and characters ascend, descend the wooden stairs or even move
with the rotation of the levels, and the whitish tree is coloured by the
lighting through the play, however, you will eventually discover the set is
consistently the same.
Inno
Guo
Graphic Design / Performance Design
Inno Guo is a graphic and set designer based in Melbourne. Inno is a 2021 graduate of Bachelor of Design at Victorian College of the Arts, where she studied architecture, graphic design and performance design; her multidisciplinary knowledge has been key to her future inspiration and exploring direction.
During her time at the VCA learning Performance Design, Inno has developed a range of works including Set Designer on Black Medea (2021), Set and Lighting Designer on Orlando (2021).
Inno is passionate about the multifunctional use of performance space without conventional limits, and developing multi-sensory interaction with the audience. She believes the great production of well-considered spaces would be the most vibrant part of global design endeavour in the 21st century.
Orlando