With wire, hot glue and black paint, a bird skeleton can be created from the old frame of an umbrella. The puppet reacts to the smallest movements – even to the breath of the person performing it - which makes it appear almost alive on stage.
Puppet:
Suitcase Bird
Puppet construction and performance:
Frank Soehnle (born 1963)
Date:
1984, Stuttgart, Germany
Material:
Plywood suitcase, chicken feathers, umbrella frame, hot glue, spray paint
Loan:
Frank Soehnle