THE VELVET STATE
The Velvet State: a conceptual, interactive, five day art
performance. 30 performers & 9 rooms. Located in the
middle of Roskilde Festival’ Art zone, it explored the idea of
‘Sensuous Society”.
A society which focused on poetry,
sensuality and ritualism. Housed in a lazer cut, ply board
creation, designed and developed by architect Simon
Hjermind Jensen.
The Archetypes (9) characters were inspired
& designed by carefully analysed ,exaggerated human
characters qualities. Based on stereotypes of our life. The
costume design team worked closely with the set design team
to achieve a harmonious reflection of the archetypes
characters. By doing so, intensify the ritualistic experience and
challenge conformity of our comfortable social environment.
The processes and materials involved in making the costumes,
where possible mirrored the archetypes. for example:
The flowers for the alchemist were collected over a time of 4 weeks, dried used for the head piece.We aimed to reflect in the choice and texture of material some of the essence of the archetypes. The movement, mood, aesthetics
You can find further visuals and reading in the links below.