Studies, Unknown Soldier

Staged 2018, Royal Opera House, London, UK

“I’ve long been interested in the architecture of the mind—the structures and systems that build our memories and thinking. These models harness that idea, conveying the ability to rethink our relationships to each other and the planet. The form evolved from initial ideas for Katy Perry’s Witness tour, ABBA’s virtual concert residency Voyage, and the ballet Unknown Soldier.”

—Es Devlin

Two different outlines of heads in profile face each other. Within each form are sets of stairs and platforms that divide the spaces in several sections. There is a smaller figure in each outline.
Es Devlin, Rendered study, Unknown Soldier
Staged 2018, Royal Opera House, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin
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A clear case housing two papers with cutouts, a drawing of a domed structure, and a sculpture of the outline of a head profile, lined up next to each other. A projection of a hand drawing a bat glows to the left of the case.
Es Devlin, Studies, Come Home Again and Unknown Soldier
Photo: Elliot Goldstein © Smithsonian Institution
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Sculpture of the outline of a head in profile, facing left, made of layers of a white material. Within the main structure are two sets of stairs and several platforms dividing the space in three sections.
Es Devlin, Study model, Unknown Soldier, Foam core and board.
Staged 2018, Royal Opera House, London, UK
Courtesy of Es Devlin
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