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Prop art - Spirited Away redesign

Part of my University project where i am redesigning Spirited Away.
As i have set the story to take place in Norway instead of Japan i've designed different kinds of props to better fit the culture.

Even the shape and colour of the rocks can help viewers discern both location and mood. To me, Norway is wild yet enticing and I tried to emanate a similar feel in the rocks. Sharp, but dappled with moss and lichen. Lichen has a sensitivity to air pollution, which means they make great air quality indicators. In the Fjords of Norway, the air quality is undoubtedly pure.

The first piece is props for the boiler room. A handmade reindeer antler chandelier hangs low and illuminates the old crockery and drying herbs.
The second piece is the props in Yubaba's room. She has a much more intricate and expensive chandelier, the difference in a single type of prop such as this helps show the difference in wealth between the levels of the Sauna house.
Next, the rocks as mentioned, then lastly some iterations for props in the Sauna house's main floor.