Microcosm Projectors
The Microcosm Projectors were created in collaboration with acclaimed artist Andy Cavatorta, who designed, built and co-art directed the creation of tiny cut paper worlds in motion. They were created for the performance Simulacrum, which tells the mythical-feeling life story of its principal dancer — 77-year-old, Japanese-born Flamenco legend Shõji Kojima. Below is a sample of my work -- from early sketches to the projections in motion. Simulacrum is written and directed by Winter Guests and produced in the United State by Wayne Ashley and Future Perfect Productions.
Images for the projections were created by hand cutting tiny landscapes, around 40 feet in total for the landscape projector (pictured above). The cut-outs were then scanned and stitched together in illustrator and cut into a durable heat-resistant film.
The lenses and motors were housed in a wooden box that is painted and covered in a linoprint designed, carved and printed by myself and visual artist Marina Litvinskaya. The projector boxes are meant to be part of the set and are displayed on stage.
We were lucky enough to catch part of the rehearsals during the play's residency at the University of Maryland. Here are Shoji and Daniel practicing a scene in front of the landscape projector. Below is show of light and the deep forest projector.
