Environments

• Alexandra Addlem
• Cindy Allan
• Natasha Bartoshefski
• Anne-Louise Dadak
• Michelle Di Cristo
• Claudia Fahey
• Feifei (Fay) Feng
• Tegan Fife
• Goh Wee Hiok Aaron
• Jordana Maisie Goot
• Lucy Hall
• Joanna Huang
• Lucy King
• Wai Yun Dora Ku
• Co Tin La
• Lin Bin
• Andrew Liu
• Leanna McAlpine
• Catherine McNairn
• Amy Nicholson
• Erika Noda
• Kun Woo Oh
• Alia Parker
• Emily Priddel
• Jack Qian
• Kavit Shah
• Marcia Swaby
• Daniella Jesween Toha
• Emma van Lint

Tags for This Work

• Set Design

• Theatre

• Timor Leste

Inspiration for This Work

Many residents of Timor Leste, especially those in rural areas, have limited access to radio or printed news and television is not broadcast past the capital Dili. This means that public communication is limited and the media highly ineffective in terms of reaching a large audience. KBH has established the theatre group Teatru Buka Hatene (TBH) made up of local youth who travel around Dili and the surrounding areas performing educational plays. They deal with issues such as domestic violence, child abuse and health issues.

This project was one of collaboration between myself and Emily Priddel. Together we created a set design based on the cube that is extremely flexible, durable and easily transportable. The storage system for the parts of the set is used as a change-room for the actors when unpacked, and the vehicle's roof transforms into an area for sound and projection to be used for the performance.

I then created a visual identity for TBH which would allow them to be recognised and positively received in remote communities, using familiar shapes inspired by Timorese carvings and paintings. The identity was then applied to t-shirts as well as the vehicle used by the theatre group.

Student Biography

I grew up in Perth, Western Australia, and knew from an early age that I wanted to put my vivid imagination to good use. I attended an art high school where we would go to school for 6 days a week- on the sixth day we would take classes of our choice with skilled practitioners in the field. My favourite classes were always life drawing, sculpture and painting. For our final year art exams, one of our subjects was "Modern Design" and I was completely seduced by all the beautiful, crisp design books. From then on I was hooked...

Since coming to COFA I have been able to indulge my love of fine art while developing my skills as a designer. For me, the distinction between these two fields is completely fluid. I was recently told that although I may work as a designer, I think like an artist. I am drawn to the poetic, meaningful and exploratory nature of design and hope to pursue this in my future work.

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