[3/12/20] Mirror Communities - Resonancy WIP - Mon Sep 16, 2019 4:25 pm
And again, another WIP for my Post Apocalyptic project...
"Surround yourself with mirrors all the time!" - The last desperate message of the United Nations, spread in dozens of languages, drafted by the 58th and last successor of the General Secretary minutes before his death.
The background: Days into the chaotic end of our world, people discovered some could recognize a possible infection by small changes in their faces. As the normally unrecognisable infection lead to inevitable and immediate death after three days, some saw hope to save the dwindling survivors of the planet. From 'check your face in the mirror for changes' somehow became a panic induced 'Surround yourself with mirrors all the time!' Survivors, in their growing paranoia, put all their mirrors in front of the entrances to their safehouses or camps to prevent infected survivors to look for help, hoping they would recognize that they are doomed and leave. They knew they could not be helped. Still, some mirror-survivors left gifts for the Infected, with an apology and the plead to please leave, so others might live. Those doomed, often lonely, outcast people then went to the forests to their inevitable death, as they thought. The truth behind those visible changes in the faces that started all that was quite different from what people believed, but this is another story.
When it was all over, some pockets of survivors never stopped using mirrors for 'protection'. People who followed all the desperate last messages of the UN to help prevent the mysterious infection became obsessed with cleanliness and strength of body and soul. Over the generations, all those hygienic recommendations and practical tips turned into philosophies and religions. Mirrors became their symbol and source of protection, reflecting diseases and negative waves, their original purpose nearly forgotten. The communities are loosely connected and mostly sheltered by fences and walls that are decorated with mirrors. The feral people of the forests, called 'Medusians' by the communities, are still afraid of mirrors of all kinds after hundreds of years. The communities' white clean clothing, also decorated with mirrors, often with covered faces, make the Medusians think that these people are some kinds of gods or interdimensional beings, living in the reflections. They leave each other alone, mostly.
The braver forest people sometimes find gifts near old mirrors.
The aesthetics and themes I want to present are inspired by Minimalism, Buddhism, sterile surroundings like hospitals, IKEA, quarantine compounds or spas, THX, New Age, bathrooms, cliche science facilities, Modern Art, SciFi-cleanliness and so on.
The base, a S16 and a s19. One in a white jumpsuit and one in long sleeve shirt and pants, both from 'Vickys secret toys'. Also, white bicycle gloves from eBay. The heads are probably place holders, as those are the ones I want to use bald heads with.
The white undershirts are what they wear indoors in their homes. Those homes have mirrors on walls and floors so they are protected here. Outside they have to wear vests with mirror plating.
I am experimenting with white rubber extile bands for the strapping. Still don't know how to get them together. Hooks, glue, velcro, magnets?
The vests are from a greyish white leather. I did not thin it out that much and soaked it in water to take on the bodies form.
Little experiment with mirror paper. I think I will use smaller plates and another material. Don't know yet what kind, some kind of mirror foil?
The back. Still looking very messy.
This one is taller. She is older and has more authority than the smaller s16. So the vest is cut in another way representing that. They are mostly using non lethal weapons when outside.
They do #yogaeveryday and eat very healthy. First experiment with a mirror. There are many possibilities, but more of that when the figures are finished.
I think those figures are great to recreate a lot of yoga poses.
Also, Kung Fu everyday. Honestly, always be nice and polite towards the Mirror people and everything is fine.
Of course there will be a guy, I ordered a Jake Gyllenhaal (Soldier story) head, which is bald. Still haven't found the right clothing. I also think of using those white padding undersuits.
"Surround yourself with mirrors all the time!" - The last desperate message of the United Nations, spread in dozens of languages, drafted by the 58th and last successor of the General Secretary minutes before his death.
The background: Days into the chaotic end of our world, people discovered some could recognize a possible infection by small changes in their faces. As the normally unrecognisable infection lead to inevitable and immediate death after three days, some saw hope to save the dwindling survivors of the planet. From 'check your face in the mirror for changes' somehow became a panic induced 'Surround yourself with mirrors all the time!' Survivors, in their growing paranoia, put all their mirrors in front of the entrances to their safehouses or camps to prevent infected survivors to look for help, hoping they would recognize that they are doomed and leave. They knew they could not be helped. Still, some mirror-survivors left gifts for the Infected, with an apology and the plead to please leave, so others might live. Those doomed, often lonely, outcast people then went to the forests to their inevitable death, as they thought. The truth behind those visible changes in the faces that started all that was quite different from what people believed, but this is another story.
When it was all over, some pockets of survivors never stopped using mirrors for 'protection'. People who followed all the desperate last messages of the UN to help prevent the mysterious infection became obsessed with cleanliness and strength of body and soul. Over the generations, all those hygienic recommendations and practical tips turned into philosophies and religions. Mirrors became their symbol and source of protection, reflecting diseases and negative waves, their original purpose nearly forgotten. The communities are loosely connected and mostly sheltered by fences and walls that are decorated with mirrors. The feral people of the forests, called 'Medusians' by the communities, are still afraid of mirrors of all kinds after hundreds of years. The communities' white clean clothing, also decorated with mirrors, often with covered faces, make the Medusians think that these people are some kinds of gods or interdimensional beings, living in the reflections. They leave each other alone, mostly.
The braver forest people sometimes find gifts near old mirrors.
The aesthetics and themes I want to present are inspired by Minimalism, Buddhism, sterile surroundings like hospitals, IKEA, quarantine compounds or spas, THX, New Age, bathrooms, cliche science facilities, Modern Art, SciFi-cleanliness and so on.
The base, a S16 and a s19. One in a white jumpsuit and one in long sleeve shirt and pants, both from 'Vickys secret toys'. Also, white bicycle gloves from eBay. The heads are probably place holders, as those are the ones I want to use bald heads with.
The white undershirts are what they wear indoors in their homes. Those homes have mirrors on walls and floors so they are protected here. Outside they have to wear vests with mirror plating.
I am experimenting with white rubber extile bands for the strapping. Still don't know how to get them together. Hooks, glue, velcro, magnets?
The vests are from a greyish white leather. I did not thin it out that much and soaked it in water to take on the bodies form.
Little experiment with mirror paper. I think I will use smaller plates and another material. Don't know yet what kind, some kind of mirror foil?
The back. Still looking very messy.
This one is taller. She is older and has more authority than the smaller s16. So the vest is cut in another way representing that. They are mostly using non lethal weapons when outside.
They do #yogaeveryday and eat very healthy. First experiment with a mirror. There are many possibilities, but more of that when the figures are finished.
I think those figures are great to recreate a lot of yoga poses.
Also, Kung Fu everyday. Honestly, always be nice and polite towards the Mirror people and everything is fine.
Of course there will be a guy, I ordered a Jake Gyllenhaal (Soldier story) head, which is bald. Still haven't found the right clothing. I also think of using those white padding undersuits.
