In honor of the seven finalists for the 2022 International Woolmark Prize, FKA twigs directs and stars in PLAYSCAPE, a short film; that celebrates the art of play, is both an immersive showroom and an expression of a special partnership with the Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum.
The film presents the final looks of the International Woolmark Prize collections by Ahluwalia, EGONLAB, Jordan Dalah, MMUSOMAXWELL, Peter Do, RUI and Saul Nash.
With this work for the International Woolmark Prize 2022, the FKA twigs collective “Avant Garden” heralds a new era of “pure play”. The film, PLAYSCAPE, was inspired by Noguchi’s vision of play as a creative catalyst – merging influences from fashion, art, dance and music. FKA twigs on their vision for the film PLAYSCAPE:
“It is an honor to have been selected by the Woolmark Prize to work with such talented designers and create my first work with Juliano Nunes, the innovator of dance for the Avant Garden collective.”
The film starts with an empty gallery of Noguchi’s game sculptures, in the further part the actors enter an imaginary landscape; in which the sensibility of ballet is combined with elements of hip-hop, modernism, contemporary dance and punk aesthetics:
The winners of the International Woolmark Prize will be announced at a live event in London on 26 April 2022.