Scenes of Shadow 萍蹤

Creator

Wan, Chi Yuen, Nelca 尹志遠

Title

Scenes of Shadow 萍蹤

Subject

Interior decoration -- Design -- Exhibitions

College graduates

Date Created

2019-06-27

Relation

PolyU Design - Projects gallery

Format

Photographs

Identifier

ASSD2019BAEDD11P001

ASSD2019BAEDD11P002

ASSD2019BAEDD11P003

ASSD2019BAEDD11P004

Is Part Of

BA (Hons) in Environment and Interior Design

Description

Scenes of Shadow

In 21st century, the younger generation does not have deep understanding and interest in Cantonese Opera . Due to the rent issue, Sunbeam Theatre faces a closing problem has illustrate Cantonese Opera is facing the decline eliminated.

The project is to reinterpret the charactistic of Cantonese Opera also proposal the new stage design that can enhance integrated performances to attract new generation audiences. The study is from division of stage into grid system that aims to adapt the stage design into Hong Kong theatres such as Proscenium Theatre and Bamboo Shed Theatre.

In order to understand the pattern of Cantonese Opera, it emphasize the symbolic conception by using colour, gesture, sound to express the sensation to audiences. After the simplification, the audience can still understand the plot. Besides the elements of Cantonese Opera such as facial masks, clothing, music, the design concentrated on the body language since it visualises in spatial movement.

Due to analysis the Body Language, it can be translated as series of notation that can be structured in a particular language. Accord to the notation of body language, the hidden message of the characters are able to understandable. The project use shadow to express the inner signal by using a 2D screen which can transform into different 3-Dimensional geometric spatial configurations according to the various scenes of a Cantonese opera play.

The grid illustrate the distances of object (character), light source and screen shape that will affect the shadow conformation to enhance the scene meaning. The findings of screen is divided into curve (Concave/Convex) and angularity (Obtuse/Reflex).

Cantonese Opera as a important local cultural heritage, the proposal aims to bring more attention and meaning by creating a transformable 3-Dimensional stage design.

Project objectives

To reinterpret the characteristic of Cantonese Opera also proposal the new stage design, it generate a system that can able to adopt to every play and theatre in Hong Kong.

Collection

PolyU Design Annual Show 2019: beyond the surface = 二〇一九理大設計年展: 表裡以外