Outsiders Extranei Deponens Operandi by Nargiza Usmanova

Outsiders Extranei Deponens Operandi by Nargiza Usmanova is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum in Artes Scaenicae Competition Category.

ArgentumArtes Scaenicae· 2021

Outsiders Extranei Deponens Operandi

by Nargiza Usmanova

Client: NUMZ Graphics

Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum Winner in Artes Scaenicae Category

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The Design

About Outsiders Extranei Deponens Operandi

Spectaculum illustrandum est quod tribus locis in Oakville (ON, Canada) prodiit. Finis est fictio in themate Energy. In fabula, extranei Terram non ut invasores, sed ut animalia clara cum multa scientia communicare cum hominibus. Praecipuum documenti: intus in nobis vis actu invenitur. Fundamentum est vitae humanae et clavis potest esse ad energiam quaestionem in Terra solvendam. Ad ideam visualisandam, artifex indumenta accensis modulis et nexibus ductilibus utens destinavit.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Argenteum

Outsiders Extranei Deponens Operandi victor est Praemii A' Design Award Argenteum, honoris eximie amplissimi formis summi generis, pulchris et conspicuis dati. Victores Argenti opera valde splendida et creandi ingenio praedita sunt, quae praestantem peritiam, talentum et acumen auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Outsiders Extranei Deponens Operandi opus mirabile, exemplare, valde professionale et penitus novum fore. Haec forma Argento victa inventum notabile et admiratum est, quod ad fines artis, scientiae, formandi rationis et technologiae promovendos confert. Outsiders Extranei Deponens Operandi creatio est, quam multi invident, quae cupiditates excitat, sensus bonos affert et admirationem miraculumque movet.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: "Outsiders: energy is inside" is a lighting performance that was staged in Oakville, Canada. The performance is a fiction on the theme of Energy, particularly, how and what kind of energy inhabitants of other planets use to survive. To visualize this idea, we have designed lighting costumes masking human bodies and helping transform them into illuminated aliens. The main point of the project: the energy is actually found inside of us. It is the foundation of our livelihood and may be a key to solving the energy problem on Earth.
Tags: light, lighting, lighting performance, handmade costume, art performance, aliens, outsiders, energy
Production Technology: Materials used in the project:
116 of LED modules (IP-SF),
5,000 red zip-ties,
20 meters of wire,
a portable power station
Research: Uniqueness and water for nice reflections were our main requirements for the performance location. After some google research and scouting, we have chosen several places in Oakville. The largest of three performances took place in the Lions Park Valley (Oakville).
Inspiration: The idea of the performance started growing after one of our previous lighting projects. We continued experimenting with led lights and zip-ties. In the first stage, it resembled a caterpillar shining in a dark. After some modifications, we came up with the idea of making a costume for aliens. It was the good starting point but we lacked an idea to make future project looks more alive and attractive. So, we decided to play around with the most actual problem on Earth, the problem of energy. Thus, were born our aliens who came on Earth to share their experience of using energy. We named them Outsiders.
In our story, Outsiders came to Earth not as invaders but as highly intelligent creatures with a lot of knowledge to share with humans. As just arrived, they are exploring our planet at different locations illuminating surroundings with their lights.
Project Duration: The performance was staged in Oakville (Ontario, Canada) in May 2016.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Nargiza Usmanova, 2016
Team Members: Nargiza Usmanova (author and costume designer)
Victor and Rita Zubashev, Mikhail Palityka (models)
Maxim Zinchuk (assistance, photo and video production)
Tatiana Belousova, Olga Goldobina (assistance)
GVA Lighting (technical support)
Image Credits: Photographer and videographer - Maxim Zinchuk