Prop Design
Here are my prop designs — exploring the form, function, and material language of objects within my original world.
The Strawberry Record Player:
When it plays music, it accelerates plant growth. It is suspected to be a creation of the Fuxi, although its size seems somewhat inconsistent with their usual artifacts. Prolonged playback may cause the owner’s house to become engulfed by vegetation, with the foundation damaged and undermined by roots and rhizomes. Listeners, in turn, will develop a frequent craving for strawberries; some may even fall in love with a strawberry plant and wish to marry it.
The Strawberry Record Player possesses no intelligence, so there is no worry of it activating spontaneously. By the same token, however, it will not turn itself off either (should one, for example, accidentally fall asleep). Legend speaks of a princess who came into possession of this record player. She unintentionally fell asleep, whereupon the surrounding flora grew rampantly. When she awoke, her castle had been transformed into a dense forest. Unable to find the record player to shut it off, she ultimately had no choice but to become a witch — the very Nabella the Witch famed in history.
Huaguang Mask
A mask created by the northern Psithurism (an angelic clan). The seven eyes on the mask correspond to the seven eyes on their wings.
Production process
I constructed this prop using wire and paper tape, which makes it exceptionally lightweight and ideal for extended wear on the face. Additionally, I gave the three primary eyes a three-dimensional treatment, so that they appear to keep staring into the camera even as the face turns to different angles.
Chinese-style Scene
This is a dilapidated room, long uninhabited. Local residents say that spirits who have failed to depart linger here.
Design Concept
The entire scene is constructed inside a cardboard box (a milk carton). I used cardboard to imitate wooden furniture and cut-up plastic sheets to mimic shattered windows. Additionally, I used crumpled tissue paper to represent the bedding on the bed, and hard lumps formed from air-dried oil paint to depict the crumbling walls and ceiling.