Poe’s Shadows
Drawing from two of Edgar Allan Poe’s most well-known works, “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Raven,” our 360 degree video installation explored what happens when literary texts are lifted from the “page to the stage” and then reimagined through the use of new technology. Examining the concept of “shadow” through text, image, and sound, the project is inspired by nineteenth-century crankies, an art form in which an illustrated scroll is unwound in a circular fashion, revealing images that complement a spoken story or song. This work was shown at the Moss Arts Center from October 31 to November 4, 2018. My role was to illustrate and animate the video and to create the program and a promotional glow-in-the-dark poster.
We also re-imagined this work as an augmented reality (AR) book, and you can learn more about that here.
Immersive Theatrical Installation
Dongsoo Choi captured the original performance on video.
Cast of the Original Performance:
“The Tell-Tale Heart” performed by Austin Burch
“The Raven” performed by Liv Wisnewski, Reiss Gidner, and Erika Koekkoek
Creative Team:
Graphic Design and Visuals: Meaghan A. Dee
Sound Design and Engineering: Tanner Upthegrove
Text Curation and Direction: Amanda Nelson and Natasha Staley, with Ashley Reed
Photography: Dongsoo Choi
Virtual Reality Component Design: Dillon Cutaiar, Chris Miller, Todd Ogle
Project Manager: Liz Kurtzman
Production: The Moss Arts Center Staff and Crew
Ray Meese at Virginia Tech’s University Relations created this piece about the exhibition.
This project won a Bronze award for Multimedia / Animation in the 2018 International Design Awards and a Graphic Design USA American Graphic Design Award in the Event and Poster categories. Additionally, this won a Gold in Illustration and a Gold in Events at the 2018 Western Virginia American Advertising Federation ADDY Awards and a Bronze at the 2019 Indigo Design Awards.