The Shakespeare Portraits
StageBlock’s inaugural collection, assembles some of the most revered actors of our time, such as Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Patrick Stewart, Dame Harriet Walter and Sir Derek Jacobi, amongst others; all of whom have left an indelible mark on film, theatre and the cultural landscape.
EXHIBITION at @redeightgallery
Director: Ron Daniels
Director of Photography: @robertovivancos
Gaffer & EQ: @Manuel.suarz @duellium
Sound: @jakeleesavage @hiltsldn
Producer: @stageblock.art
Studios: @littlebigstudios
Michael Billington, a critic for the Guardian, writes that he was “struck by the intimacy of the experience.”
“I sat beneath a large, framed image of Ian McKellen, and as I spoke to the exhibition’s creative director, Arsalan Sattari-Hicks, I realised that Sir Ian’s head was occasionally moving, that his gaze was subtly shifting and his features expressing a variety of emotions,” he adds.
The portraits were made by StageBlock, a tech studio that creates new kinds of interactive art. The actors worked with the studio, “posing” for a camera and reciting their lines.
The Shakespeare Portraits
StageBlock’s inaugural collection, assembles some of the most revered actors of our time, such as Sir Ian McKellen, Sir Patrick Stewart, Dame Harriet Walter and Sir Derek Jacobi, amongst others; all of whom have left an indelible mark on film, theatre and the cultural landscape.