Stretchwrap
This
is a cheap and versatile material that can be used in a variety of ways; to
enclose spaces, to fill spaces and to create large sheets when built up in
layers. Stretch wrap is visually arresting when reflecting coloured lights and
has a translucent, see-through quality that encourages the exploration of its
surface, as well as whatever it conceals inside. Combined with white piping, it
can create stand-alone structures in many different forms.
Creating sets - Hung from the walls in large, layered sheets,
stretch wrap can totally transform the environment, turning it into a dripping
cave, or an Emerald City (utilising lighting).
Hung vertically in the space it can create corridors and hiding places
Layered onto the floor, it becomes the ocean bed, the surface of the sea or a frozen wasteland, perhaps a rippling river or a sparkling pool, reflecting the light.
Stretched over a frame of white piping, stretch
wrap can be used to create icebergs, globes, see-through buildings, tunnels,
domes and orbs.
The translucent quality encourages people to look
or step inside and explore the interior. Its texture invites touch, running hands and
fingers over its ethereal, shining surface. Placing lights inside adds another dimension to
the structure.
For puppets, make a
simple frame of the shape you require from pipe or withies, then stretch the
plastic over and around.
Build up layers that will reflect light but retain the see-through quality that makes it unique.
Layering this material over a simple
oval/circular/triangular frame creates a textured flat surface that can be used
for a variety of purposes. When made wet with a water-sprayer, coloured gel
shapes will stick to it easily.
It could be used as the surface of a pool of
water or magic mirror. Smaller versions of the above would create
surfaces that can be enjoyed on laps or hanging around the space.
