#esdevlin

[museograph]

An Atlas of Es Devlin, exhibition at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, from November 18, 2023, through August 11, 2024.

It is an understatement to say that the extent of Es Devlin's work is impressive. Some say she might be one of the best Spatial Experience designers in the world, although she goes by the official title of British artist and stage designer.

From top to bottom, left to right: Opening film installation. Exhibition gallery. Model of the Seed, a 15-meter sculpture at the Jubail Mangrove Park, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2020. Model of the stage for Atlas, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California, USA, 2019. Video of three scale models with projection mapping: Stage for Carmen, Bregenz Festival, Lake Constance, Austria, 2017; Stage for Miley Cyrus World Arena Tour, 2014; Stage for Hello, Adele World Arena and Stadium Tour, 2016-17.

Es Devlin's work is best described in her own words in the exhibition's overture:

Es Devlin's Voice: I've always drawn on my books. I write in their margins, Underline the phrases that resonate,

The play scripts, opera, pop music scores and lyrics, poems, research texts, lists of endangered species and languages.

My markings are a map So I can find my way, Pick up my train of thought Next time I visit.

I've always loved books with printed dashed lines and scissors, Books that invite you to cut and fold, paste their pages - to transform printed text and music into sculpture, To translate Ideas into forms And action.

When I was about 11 years old, I remember walking down a music school corridor. Light and sound emanated through the glass windows of each practice room. I could hear someone playing a Bach cello suite through one window, a Miles Davis trumpet piece through another, a soprano singing Mozart, someone was reciting a Shakespeare text, a guitarist was playing Led Zeppelin.

I observed a shaft of light in the corridor illuminating dust particles in the air, and I thought:

Being here, in the space in between, between music, light and architecture - this is also a kind of practice.

I'm still walking down this corridor now - sometimes alone, often holding hands, running at speed, with choreographers, composers, directors, writers, activists, engineers, and dancers.

We read and draw alone and together, imagining worlds that don't yet exist.

All of the ideas start on a piece of paper like the ones in front of you, in a room like this. We cut and glue pieces of cardboard into sculptures that will be translated into spaces much bigger than this. Sometimes in front of audiences of hundreds, sometimes thousands, or hundreds of thousands.

Every audience is a temporary society, A rehearsal community.

We arrive in one state, Sit or stand close together in the dark for a few hours, Collectively imagining our way into experimental perspectives, Collectively imagining our way into a new world.

We depart in an altered state, the architecture of our minds redrawn by new thoughts and feelings.

Sometimes we use magic and illusion. If we can destabilize our own expectations about how objects behave in a theatre, Then maybe we can start to question our other fixed beliefs. Here, we can rewrite the rules. We can decide together, right now, that this studio wall is not really a wall, but a piece of paper - which we can tear open and walk through together.

[ottoohhhh]

henry higgins

in my weird adaption of Pygmalion I made

this actors name is Toby blome these mannuequinx are not real silver

[straykidsmedia]

Louis Vuitton: Backstage Pass: Exclusively on YouTube. Delve behind the scenes at the #LVFW25 Show with #NicolasGhesquiere, House Ambassador #Felix, set designer #EsDevlin and more, in an exclusive documentary presented by #TubaAvalon. Watch the full film at on.louisvuitton.com/6011FKWeR

[dogandcatcomics]

#repost @esdevlin Esmeralda "Es" Devlin (United Kingdom, 1971-). Model, The Hunt. Acrylic, laser-cut MDF, LED and two-way mirror, recreated for the current retrospective exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City, USA . I applaud the canine representation. @cooperhewitt

[dannyfariiia]

Scenography by Anthony Vaccarello in collaboration with Es Devlin, YSL Men's Spring Summer 23 by Anthony Vaccarello

[barbarapicci]

“Memory Palace” by #EsDevlin @ #PitzhangerManorGallery, #London @pitzhanger @esdevlin #londra #arte #art #artinstallation #installazione #installation #cultureisfreedom #artisfreedom #curiositykilledtheblogger #artblogging #photooftheday #artaddict #artistsoninstagram #amazing #artwork #instacool #instaart #followart #artlover #contemporaryart #artecontemporanea #artmuseum #artcurator #artwatchers #artcollectors #artdealer #arthistory https://www.instagram.com/p/B26ZVuBHz2t/?igshid=1b7e9iaqjyih7

[plasticheartspaperplanes]

Forest of us by Es Devlin . . . . . . . . . #superbluemiami #superblue #esdevlin #forestofus #miami #worktrip #miamiflorida #pandorasmaze (at Superblue Miami) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck14eU1y5Ft/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[leantowardthelight]

На мой день рождения мы поехали в Майами и побывали на выставке современного искусства @superblue.art с интерактивными видеоинсталляциями и интересными порстранствами. Дети были в восторге от облаков из мыльной пены, которые поднимались до потолка и через которые можно было ходить и трогать; всем нам понравился двух-уровневый лабиринт из зеркал, сын пару раз врезался в зеркало, перепутав реальность с иллюзией, но это его не особо расстроило. Было очень интересно и вдохновляюще, хорошая возможность приобщать детей к прекрасному через современное искусство, в музеях так долго их пока не удержишь 😂. ............................................................................. #современноеискусство #инсталляция #видеоинсталляция #майами #флорида #superbluemiami #superblueart #teamlab #drift #esdevlin #videoinstallationart #videoinstallation #contemporaryart #miami #florida # https://www.instagram.com/p/CY5dVKeMPGS/?utm_medium=tumblr

[britishfilminstitute]

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“I first discovered Jean Cocteau's Orphée when I was working on an opera version of it.” Watch stage designer Es Devlin discuss how the celebrated filmmaker's magical retelling of the Orpheus myth has influenced her work. 'The Cut' is a brand new BFI Player series that brings together superstar cultural creators to explore the films that have made them who they are. Watch the full length video and find out more on BFI Player.

[boldtendencies]

Notes From Mentor Talks, Visits and Artist Talks by Maya Luthra

[straykidsmedia]

Louis Vuitton: Backstage Pass: On YouTube, March 30th.

Glimpse behind the scenes at the #LVFW25 Show with #NicolasGhesquiere, House Ambassador #Felix, set designer #EsDevlin, and more – presented by #TubaAvalon. Watch the full film on YouTube on March 30th.

#LouisVuitton

[dogandcatcomics]

#repost @esdevlin Esmeralda "Es" Devlin (United Kingdom, 1971-). Model of "Please Feed the Lions", 3D printed resin and LED, recreated for the current retrospective exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City, USA . Originally installed at the 2018 Design Biennial, Trafalgar Square, London, United Kingdom. I applaud the feline representation. @cooperhewitt

[yungsuch]

Es Devlin

[maisonderyon]

A symbiotic symmetry, a branch and stream that flows within us and around us. But do you see it? Can you feel it? Do you breathe it? Can you find it? GO AND FIND IT! “Forest of Us” by @esdevlin at @superblue.art #mensblogger #travelblog #esdevlin #maze #forestofus #superbluemiami #superblueart #arubantraveler #miami #exploretocreate #liveauthentic #livingmybestlife #immerseyourself #digitalart #ootdmen #carpediem #theglobewanderer #mensxxlstyle #celebratemysize #igdaily #azul #blue #keepmewherethelightis #infinitespace #museumaficionado #artlovers #white #mirror #mirrorart (at Superblue Miami) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVDn7YgL5a-/?utm_medium=tumblr

[famusart]

A STAGE CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO MAKE OF IT • @esdevlin designs stage for the National Theatre in London | #perspective #stage #design #theatre #london #uk #art #architecture #esdevlin (at National Theatre)