Cornell box

Cornell Box

You will make a “Cornell Box” of the scenic world for one of our Beckett shorts. A Cornell box is part collage, part sculpture, arranged in a shoebox (or box of similar size) for display (you can learn about Joseph Cornell and see examples of his shadow boxes here). You are not making a model of the set; rather you are creating a 3-D representation of the play’s themes, mood and story using texture, color, image, shape, light etc. Your design should take a “back” element of the play and bring it to the “front” (see our in-class PowerPoint). When gathering your images you should use primary, secondary, and tertiary research (also, see PowerPoint), and pull from at least one real book from the stacks. Please label your research with title, creator, and tier of research. However, this research does not need to be added directly to the box, it should simply inform your design. You should provide an accompanying excursus (500 words) explaining your design concept and how it pulls from your image research.

Craft supplies will be made available to you in the Goodhart office lounge.