I wanted to focus on transformation in my approach, and drew from the objects and materiality of each play. In both, the setting takes a central role in the telling of the story. Alcina takes place on a magical island, with characters often turned into aspects of the landscape. The Sofa details the experiences of a man transformed into a sofa for his sins. So the solution became physically merging the settings and objects of both plays to create a fantasy, textile landscape.
Using elements of a sofa, I began to experiment with building landscape scenes present in Alcina. Hand rendered typography also felt appropriate for the humorous tones of both operas.
Balancing the quirky type with the photography became a challenge. Earlier versions of the poster utilised the photography in full bleed, which fought with the type. The final version cropped the photography to create bold forms, mirroring the jagged typography rather than competing with it.