Juliána Dubovská
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The cycle of the bust
The main inspiration for objects and puppets in this show was the bust. Bust a s symbol of egocentrism and narcisisms but also as material object evoking contemplation about oneself. In our performance the bust of Faustus is given as a gift from Mefisto after signing the contract. It remains on a pedestal during all the show. For each folowing chapter i designed a variation of a bust trying to layer methaphorical meanings and also practical functions needed for the action required in the storyline.
The Alchemical laboratory. Faust wants to discover. He wants the wisdom, clear and detailed. But even his own mind is not so.
Plastic sheet melted to the form
The dish. Mefisto and Faust serve Faust´s own portrait on the garden party for noble Erfurtians.
Jelly casts
The globe. Faust wishes to travel all the world. Himself becomes the entire world.
Paper maché casts on metalic holders
The star. Faust wants to travell all the universe. He is the epicenter, he is the star, he´s all the gallaxy.
Epoxide cast
The underblown ball. Faust was everything. There is nowhere to expand. The only way is to shrink and distort.
Expandable foam cast covered with paper
The end. There is nowhere expand, there is nowhere to shrink. The only possible step is out of the cycle. And Faust does. He breaks the gypsum bust and finds last message Mefisto left there for him.