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︎ About the project
Lewis Carroll’s fantastical tale of magic cakes and secret doors, grinning cats and warbling turtles, has never been out of print since it was first published. It has had an amazing influence on cinema, literature, and even psychology: movies and ballets were based on it, sequels and remakes were written. Its timeless themes and characters have been interpreted in different ways over the years and this will certainly continue in 2023. In this project, we will explore how Alice in Wonderland may be interpreted differently in the year 2023.
As a kid, watching Alice in Wonderland is a simple, whimsical diversion into technicolor fantasy. As an adult, however, one can’t help but derive deeper meaning from what otherwise seems like nonsense — particularly in regards to psychology and philosophy.
This seemingly innocent children’s story was the subject of heated discussions by scientists of the 20th century and even Freud talked about it. The point of the discussions was simple: was the tale written for children or for adults? Is this book truly a metaphor for substances or illness? The aim of this project is to explore the dark side of Alice in wonderland, illustrate a version for adults that explores all the conspiracies and how Lewis Carrol’s own life story played a part in writing of this book.
︎ Premise
It’s the year 2023. In some corner of the world, in a small poorly lit apartment, a young artist named Alice is hunched over her desk at night, hard at work. She is busy sketching out the story of her latest comic book - a story which is familiar yet unheard of; A story where the past collides with the future.
Suddenly, in the middle of putting the finishing touches on a corner of a page, she spots something out of the corner of her eye. Alarmed, she whips around.. but what she sees leaves her spellbound. On her desk, standing on top of a pile of finished sketches is one of her characters - a rabbit - alive and breathing. The rabbit, pale white in the glow of her desk lamp, was beckoning to her... as if it wanted her to follow him. Almost as if under a powerful trance, Alice slowly gets up from her chair and starts going towards him. Inches away from the desk, she reaches out to grab him, when suddenly....the floor gives way under her feet and she finds herself falling into the pages of her comic book... into the world she has been creating....
Follow along to find out what happens next.....
︎ Visual development
Character map
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Characters
︎ Coming soon....
Rabbit
Madhatter
Caterpillar
Queen of hearts
Cheshire cat
Jaberwocky
Army of cards
Knave of hearts
Mad hatter
The duchess
Lewis Carroll’s fantastical tale of magic cakes and secret doors, grinning cats and warbling turtles, has never been out of print since it was first published.It’s timeless themes and characters have been interpreted in different ways over the years and this will certainly continue in the future.
In this project, we will explore how Alice in Wonderland may be interpreted differently in the year 2023.
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