Thom Floris

… developed a puppet that is a loose-based portrait of my 14-year-old self and the play explores themes of guilt, fear, loneliness, antagonism and Gothic.

His acts as a method to gain a better understanding of memories and experiences.

Around these themes, he tries to create immersive and visceral experiences, which he attempts by saturating all the senses. He does this by using sculpture, robotics, lighting, sound, storytelling and more.

The past two years of his life and work have revolved primarily around a project entitled “Souvenir. Souvenir is an installation with choreographed light, sound and an animatronic puppet jointly performing a theatrical piece.

Doll is a loose-based portrait of his 14-year-old self, and the play explores themes of guilt, fear, loneliness, antagonism and Gothic.

His motivation to carry out this project stemmed from a (h)recognition of my own ailments and pathologies, and a desire to be able to trace their origins.

He is very excited to announce that I am currently in the process of writing and producing a sequel to Souvenir. The new play will be accompanied by new animatronic elements and will focus on exploring the psychological interplay between trauma and judgment.