02 / Art direction & set design

Egyptian echoes

Symbols become a setting.

My role

Art direction & set design — concept through location build

Creative approach

I developed the concept and built an Egyptian-inspired location around papyrus, sand, an ornate box and a glowing ankh. The creative approach was to give the setting a coherent symbolic language, with warm accents against a dark environment. The gallery includes the setting, storyboards and visual studies.

Scene studies · Storyboards · Detail

An empty black armchair surrounded by papyrus vases and an illuminated ankh — 01 The setting.

A hand with blue stone rings on an ornate box in sand — 02 Objects that carry the story.

Portrait study with a warm halo of light — 03 Portrait study.

Four storyboard frames paired with photographic-style scene studies — 04 Storyboard and visual studies.

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