Spring On Stage
'Spring On Stage' is an installation working with Wild Rumpus for Chester Designed By Nature ‘Spring Blooms’ Festival. The work is inspired by the vivid colours and patterns of insects which are seen in the spring season. We wanted to showcase the amazing colour in nature and play with the scale of bugs creating an immersive and bold stage structure.
Working with wood fabricators Groove., we developed a flat pack cube based structure which is easy to transport, install and is therefore more flexible. We hope to create an uplifting space for performers to utilise and a bright welcoming to Chester and the natural world.
Photo: Sarah Cartwright celebrating her University of Chester Graduation.
Key Objectives
Sustainable- Using old paints up, sourcing natural and sustainable materials and the structure being able to be flat packed and taken in a car to Chester all helped to contribute to a more ethical piece of art.
Flexible- The 'flat pack’ nature of the structure allowed for more flexibility in the design. Also the structure could be assembled and re-used in many ways.
Celebratory- We were keen to make something colourful and welcoming after a tough two years amongst the pandemic. We wanted to celebrate ‘Spring’
Nature Inspired- We took inspiration from nature for the design of the structure but also wanted the structure to have a ‘natural’ look by using wooden dowels.
Photo: Ava singing from The Queen’s School.
Photo: Peter Morrissey
More about the project…
The project all started with a few nights in a treehouse, so let’s see if that peaks your interest.
“Lauren and Liv were a joy to work with on this project. They are expert at creatively responding to a brief. They listened carefully to what we wanted the project to achieve and brought their attention to detail to both the practicalities of the project and the audience experience.
They cleverly incorporated sustainability into their design, something which is very important to us as an organisation, bringing this consideration into every stage of the design process - from the paints they used to how the installation could be transported. Their installation sits perfectly within the city, providing a bold ‘pop' of fun and colour and an exciting, yet sympathetic, contrast to the warm stone of Chester’s historic Cathedral.”
— Sarah Bird, Director, Wild Rumpus
