Model, Les Troyens
Staged 2012, Royal Opera House, London, UK
“The opera Les Troyens is based on Virgil’s epic poem The Aeneid. It presents war and peace as two sides of civilization constantly chasing one another. This is an early sketch model of the Trojan horse. It was realized as a massive 7-meter sculpture formed of weapons. This gesture of amnesty proved treacherous when its mane burst into flames.”
—Es Devlin
British artist and designer Es Devlin (born 1971) is globally renowned for her large-scale installations and sculptures for performances. In this digital platform, you will encounter studies and models paired with short texts from Devlin that describe her process of making them. Choose a topic to explore early pieces in Devlin’s archive, her small-scale studies , or the way in which she engages with forms, portraiture, and participation in her work.
An Infinite Archive
Studio
Iris
Archive Unboxed
Sculptures, Ideas to Forms
Studies, Abel’s Mask
Studies, After Hours Til Dawn
Studies, Bangerz
Studies, Come Home Again
Studies, Electric
Studies, Experience + Innocence
Studies, Flag: Burning
Studies, Forest of Us
Studies, Fundamental
Studies, Hello
Studies, Innocence + Experience
Studies, Legend of the Fall
Studies, Memory Palace
Studies, Mirror Maze
Studies, PoemPortraits
Studies, Sphere
Studies, Unknown Soldier
Studies, Witness
Study, Die Tote Stadt
Study, Don Giovanni
Study, Free Your Mind
Model, Atlas
Model, Betrayal
Model, Don Giovanni
Model, Fundamental
Model, Howie the Rookie
Model, La Caja Mágica / The Seed
Model, Legend of the Fall
Model, Macbeth
Model, Parsifal
Model, The Hunt
Model, The Lehman Trilogy
Sculpture, Songs for Sorrow
Model, Abel’s Mask
Model, Bangerz
Model, Carmen
Model, Chimerica
Model, Compton Super Bowl
Model, Flag: Burning
Model, Hello
Model, Innocence + Experience
Model, Les Troyens
Model, Progress
Model, London Olympics
Study, Dynamic Cube
Study, Perforated Screen
Model, Come Home Again
Model, Five Echoes
Model, Forest of Us
Model, Infinite Library
Model, Memory Palace
Model, Mirror Maze
Model, Please Feed the Lions
Model, Poem Pavilion
Model, Redraw the Edges of Your Self
Model, Room 2022
Model, Your Voices
Model, Zoetrope
Theater in a Box
Films
Book Unbound
