Es Devlin为在Coachella音乐节上的The Weeknd舞台上创作自由主义风格刻痕面具
Es Devlin creates "afrofuturist" scarred mask for The Weeknd's Coachella set

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英国设计师Es Devlin在Coachella音乐节上为The Weeknd的表演舞台展示了自由主义美学理念的装置，该装置结合投影映射照明设备，形成大型裂纹面具。

这个30英尺高（9米）的脸部雕塑作品是这位加拿大歌手在2018年Coachella音乐节上的舞台背景。

British designer Es Devlin has drawn on the aesthetic of afrofuturism for The Weeknd's stage set at Coachella music festival, which features a massive cracked mask animated by projection-mapped lighting.
The 30-foot-high (nine-metre) face sculpture forms the backdrop to the Canadian singer's headline act at the 2018 edition of the annual Coachella music festival.

这个演出于2018年4月13日星期五首次进行，并将于周末再次演出，其中结合了他的新EP（延时表演）《My Dear Melancholy》与最新大片《黑豹》中的《Pray for Me》等歌曲。

The Weeknd的真名是Abel Tesfaye，他邀请 Devlin为他的电影配乐设计一座自由主义雕塑，作品的风格参考了自由主义特征，这种文化运动将非洲文化和科幻作品相结合。

The set, which first took place on Friday 13 April 2018 and will play again this weekend, combines his new EP (Extended play) My Dear Melancholy with previous tracks like Pray for Me, from the recent blockbuster movie Black Panther.
The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, asked Devlin for "an afrofuturist sculpture for his performance" to follow his work on the soundtrack for the film, which features costumes and sets that reference afrofuturism – a cultural movement that combines African culture and identity with technology and science fiction.

Devlin提出了通过计算机模拟的歌手脸部面具的概念，这个面具有条纹和巨大的疤痕，这位设计师擅长为表演者设计“改变自我”的主题作品，例如在碧昂丝的世界巡回演唱会中的舞台设计。

“Tesfaye一直在制作《黑豹》配乐，并且他和XO（唱片公司）合伙人Lamar Taylor为他的表演设想了具有非洲自由主义感的雕塑作品。”Devlin告诉Dezeen记者。

Devlin came to the idea of a computer modelled mask of the singer's face, detailed with striations and a massive scar, which suits her interest in making "alter egos" for performers – like her large projections of Beyoncé during the singer's Formation world tour.
"Tesfaye had been working on the Black Panther soundtrack and he and close XO [record label] confederate Lamar Taylor envisaged Afro Futurist sculpture for his performance," Devlin told Dezeen.

“我一直对演出中的‘肖像’元素感兴趣，尤其是将其使用在改变自我、舞台人物角色、面具和化妆等方面。”她继续说道。

“在这里，自由主义美学和我的‘流行肖像’设计，在大型刻痕面具雕塑中找到了共通点。”

"I have been interested for some time in the practice of 'portraiture' in concert performance – particularly in the use of alter egos, stage personas, masks and make up," she continued.
"Here the afrofuturist aesthetic and my 'pop portraiture' project found common ground in the form of a large-scale scarred mask sculpture."

Devlin的主题甚至将自由主义理念进行了扩散，这种美学理念在《黑豹》播出之后人气飙升，并且越拉越多的人开始关注非洲已经蓬勃发展的创意场景。许多非洲设计师和建筑师也在倡导此类文化运动。

为了创建The Weeknd的舞台设施，设计师对歌手的脸部进行了3D扫描，并在电脑上进行了模拟，然后在中间添加裂缝。最终使用计算机数字控制技术（CNC）进行切割，这就形成了这个玻璃纤维制作品的内置模型。

The theme of Devlin's set follows a growth of interest in afrofuturism, which has seen a surge in the wake of Black Panther and focused attention on Africa's already burgeoning creative scene. A host of African designers and architects are also championing the cultural movement.
To create the mask for The Weeknd's set, a 3D scan was taken of the singer's face and modelled on the computer to add the crack down the middle. An enlarged version was then sent to be cut using a computer numerically controlled (CNC) router. This formed a negative mould to cast the fibreglass final piece.

面部旁侧还挂着一个巨大的爪形雕塑。两个作品都是由加州公司Artistic Entertainment Service制作而成。

在表演开始的时候，脸上的疤痕处是歌手的出场位置，因为投影映射的灯光照射在两个雕塑的各个方向，因此为整个表演中加入了更多的戏剧性元素。

The face is accompanied by a huge clawed-hand sculpture erected beside. Both were fabricated by California-based company Artistic Entertainment Service.
At the beginning of the set, the face parts in two at the scar to create a large opening for the singer to emerge. More drama is added throughout performance, as projection-mapped lighting plays across the surfaces of the two sculptures and a series of large screens behind.

制作公司Strange Loop Studios使用这种技术创建了动画，这便是众所周知的“空间增强现实技术”，该技术使用软件创建视频投影，将视频投影编制为在不规则表面上投射光线的运动图像。

Es Devlin荣获今年Panerai London设计奖，并且在2017年Dezeen热榜排行榜上排名211。

Production company Strange Loop Studios created the animations using the technique, also known as spatial augmented reality, which uses software to create video projections that are programmed to cast moving images of light across irregular surfaces.
Es Devlin was named the winner of this year's Panerai London Design Medal and also ranked at 211 on 2017 Dezeen Hot List of the world's most newsworthy forces in design.

这位英国设计师之前曾为The Weeknd的世界巡回演出创作过其他布景，并为歌手Katy Perry的格莱美奖表演设计了舞台背景，这些作品都引起了全场轰动。

Coachella音乐节的第二次演出将于2018年4月20日星期五举行。

除了音乐表演之外，参观游客还可以在加利福尼亚沙漠棕榈泉附近欣赏大型雕塑装置。

The British designer has previously created sets for The Weeknd's world tour and caused a stir with her backdrop for singer Katy Perry's politically charged Grammy Awards performance, which featured a picket fence that grew into a wall.
The Weeknd's next performance at the Coachella music and art festival takes place on Friday 20 April 2018.
Along with the music acts, visitors to the festival are also treated to large-scale sculptures and installations that are built across the site in the California desert, close to Palm Springs.

项目信息：
概念：The Weeknd, XO (Lamar Taylor, Drop), Es Devlin
设计：Es Devlin
视频：Strangeloop
灯光：Jason Baeri

Project credits:
Concept: The Weeknd, XO (Lamar Taylor, Drop), Es Devlin
Design: Es Devlin
Video: Strangeloop
Light: Jason Baeri


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