Historical information

This drawing was done by Andy Freer, founding member and Artistic Director of Snuff Puppets. It forms part of the creative process to develop a new show, 'Forest in the Night', exploring themes of evolution, chaos theory, Darwinism and the survival of the fittest.

More than 25 puppets were created and transformed into new strange creatures.

This drawing was submitted as part of a pitch to the 1995 Melbourne International Festival of the Arts program, where it was performed as a large outdoor spectacle in the round.

Please visit http://www.snuffpuppets.com/shows/Forest_in_the_Night for more information.

Significance

The significance of this drawing is that it is a rare, original demonstration of the creative development processes of Snuff Puppets' unique puppet creation and building.

Physical description

A black ink drawing on A5 paper detailing the creative concepts for puppet design and development for a new production entitled 'Forest in the Night'