Model, Chimerica

Staged 2013, Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre, London, UK

“Chimerica speculates on the identity of the Chinese man who was photographed standing in front of a column of tanks in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, after the massacre of protestors in June 1989. The director Lyndsey Turner and I drew on the framing and shuttering mechanics of a camera as we developed a rotating, sculptural device to propel the action through multiple locations and perspectives.”

—Es Devlin

A detailed drawing of a diagram for a cubic structure with a smaller cube inside it resembling a home. Several handwritten notes and marks are throughout the drawing.

Es Devlin, Study, Chimerica, Graphite on paper.
By Lucy Kirkwood, staged 2013, Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

A cubic structure with open sides that are partly obstructed, in a black space. Several figures inside the structure are looking out toward the viewer. Two other figures stand outside of the structure.

Es Devlin, Study model, Chimerica, Paper and acrylic.
By Lucy Kirkwood, staged 2013, Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

Two cubic structures shown from different angles: straight on and at an angle. Black-and-white windows are projected on the exteriors; both cubes have blue-lit interiors with a person standing inside.

Production photographs, Chimerica
By Lucy Kirkwood, staged 2013, Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin

Installation view of a cubic model with an illuminated white interior space; projections of drawings illuminate the exterior. A figure stands in the interior space.

Es Devlin, Model, Chimerica, Acrylic, perforated aluminum, and LED, recreated for exhibition.
By Lucy Kirkwood, staged 2013, Almeida Theatre and Harold Pinter Theatre, London, UK
Photo: Elliot Goldstein © Smithsonian Institution

Installation view of a cubic model with an illuminated white interior space; projections of photos illuminate the exterior. A figure sits in a chair in the interior space.

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