“The Platform” by David Desola Thesis scenic design project.
I've approached designing this set, with the inspiration of Omar Khayyam's poems and his point of view towards life. Khayyam’s quatrains/poems are often interpreted as reflecting a philosophy of Absurdism, which is the belief that human existence is inherently meaningless and irrational.
The Platform is an absurd play and novel that questions life and humanity.
I started the process by setting up a mood board and sketching my idea and then I created sculptures to come up with a shape and form. Then I started 3D Modeling and Rendering of the set and Drafting and at Last, I made the physical model.
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Date: 2023
3D RENDERS
1:25 SCALE MODEL
STRUCTURE