High Tide | Shell and Mask

Turtle shell and mask
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High Tide | Turtle costume making | Mask and shell © David Noir

High Tide | Shell and Mask

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High Tide

Shell | Manufacturing

Installation of the shell structure
Covered with plastic-coated wire mesh
Gluing of ribs
Gluing of ribs
After several layers of resin
The finished turtle costume on the back | Latex shell, mask and flippers
The finished turtle costume (chest protector) | Latex shell, mask and flippers
Turtle costume | Head detail (bottom view)
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Mask | Fabrication

David Noir | Plaster print from alginate face casting
Sculpture of the mask in plasticine on a plaster print
Sculpture of the mask in plasticine on a plaster print
Drawing of the latex mask after stamping in the mould
First fitting of the face
First fitting of the face
First coats of latex paint
First coats of latex paint
Ready to wear
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Installation of the turtle mask and first tests in the Generator box before the High Tide performance.
Installation of the turtle mask and first tests in the Generator box before the High Tide performance.
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David Noir

David Noir, performer, actor, author, director, singer, visual artist, video maker, sound designer, teacher... carries his polymorphous nudity and his costumed childhood under the eyes and ears of anyone who wants to see and hear.

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