CLARK IN SARAJEVO
Poster formatting - Poster image by Sam Wannan
Clark in Sarajevo, July 2022
Directed by Yasmin Gurreeboo
‘Clark In Sarajevo’ written by Catherine Zimdahl “Traces the journey of Clark Cant, a mild-mannered reporter, who in an effort to cast off his ordinariness transforms himself into a war correspondent in Sarajevo. It is a play about the gaze of the West as it follows Clark’s fall from a flat disengaged spectator/voyeur of the siege, to a man who comes to embody the complex emotions of an uncomprehending witness to a catastrophe.’’
Designers note: ”The design of ‘Clark in Sarajevo’ surrounds the idea of fleeting hope and the lasting effects of trauma brought on by the Siege of Sarajevo.
It was Important to the cohesivity of the production to create a space that suited Yasmin directors' style, including adequate space for the actors to move freely, effectively and have the ability to transform the space and evolve with the performance piece.
A deconstructed, abstract and disembodied -clothes without bodies- space was created using six moving blocks, red chairs, a projection screen made from old clothing and a white dust floor covering”
Goodnight, I Love You, February2022
Inspired by Catherine Zimdahl’s series ‘SENSORIUM’ a collection of abstract expression paintings completed in her time writing ‘Clark in Sarajevo’
Completed during a design block ‘Goodnight, I Love You’ expresses the idea of fleeting hope through colour and movement.
Box placement suggestions
A floor mixture placed central of the stage, to be dispersed throughout the show.
Prop Concept and prototype for ‘Clark in Sarajevo’
Prototype was made out of on hand materials, mainly focused on fit over form and was attached to be dissembled.
Final version not included as the production went in a different direction.
Projection screen in the making
Working playlist linked below
