Notting Hill Carnival
Award
1998 (awarded)
1998 (awarded)
| Place of origin |
Award for Best Designer at the Notting Hill Carnival, 1998. Awarded to Ali Pretty for 'outstanding design work in the portrayal of 'Call the Rain', Southern Connections Carnival Club.
Call the Rain was created for South Connections at Oval House. The band was a processional piece based on the theme of forgiveness and transformation.
The band were inspired by the following quote from Jeanette Winterson:
'Call The Rain- drops of mercy that revive the burnt earth.
Forgiveness that refills the droughted stream. The rain in opaque sheets falls at right angles to the sea. It is giddy this fluid geometry, the points, the solids, surfaces and lines that must undergo change. I will not be what I was. The rain transforms the water'. (Jeanette Winterson, Art and Lies,Vintage 1994).
Radiance is inspired by the poem as a celebration of the fertile earth coming back to life after drought. The design was realised using hand-painted silk, with the costume being cut before painting and then structured using rishing rods and fiberglass. The costume was created for and performed by Joan Francis.
Call the Rain won 1st prize at Notting Hill Carnival, and Ali Pretty and Ray Mahabir were awarded Best Designer of the Year.
Call the Rain was created for South Connections at Oval House. The band was a processional piece based on the theme of forgiveness and transformation.
The band were inspired by the following quote from Jeanette Winterson:
'Call The Rain- drops of mercy that revive the burnt earth.
Forgiveness that refills the droughted stream. The rain in opaque sheets falls at right angles to the sea. It is giddy this fluid geometry, the points, the solids, surfaces and lines that must undergo change. I will not be what I was. The rain transforms the water'. (Jeanette Winterson, Art and Lies,Vintage 1994).
Radiance is inspired by the poem as a celebration of the fertile earth coming back to life after drought. The design was realised using hand-painted silk, with the costume being cut before painting and then structured using rishing rods and fiberglass. The costume was created for and performed by Joan Francis.
Call the Rain won 1st prize at Notting Hill Carnival, and Ali Pretty and Ray Mahabir were awarded Best Designer of the Year.
Object details
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| Title | Notting Hill Carnival (popular title) |
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| Brief description | Award for Best Designer at the Notting Hill Carnival, 1998. Awarded to Ali Pretty for outstanding design work in the portrayal of 'Call the Rain', South Connections Carnival Club. |
| Physical description | Wooden plaque award, with a glossy black panel engraved with gold lettering and a gold border. |
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| Credit line | Given by Ali Pretty |
| Summary | Award for Best Designer at the Notting Hill Carnival, 1998. Awarded to Ali Pretty for 'outstanding design work in the portrayal of 'Call the Rain', Southern Connections Carnival Club. Call the Rain was created for South Connections at Oval House. The band was a processional piece based on the theme of forgiveness and transformation. The band were inspired by the following quote from Jeanette Winterson: 'Call The Rain- drops of mercy that revive the burnt earth. Forgiveness that refills the droughted stream. The rain in opaque sheets falls at right angles to the sea. It is giddy this fluid geometry, the points, the solids, surfaces and lines that must undergo change. I will not be what I was. The rain transforms the water'. (Jeanette Winterson, Art and Lies,Vintage 1994). Radiance is inspired by the poem as a celebration of the fertile earth coming back to life after drought. The design was realised using hand-painted silk, with the costume being cut before painting and then structured using rishing rods and fiberglass. The costume was created for and performed by Joan Francis. Call the Rain won 1st prize at Notting Hill Carnival, and Ali Pretty and Ray Mahabir were awarded Best Designer of the Year. |
| Associated object | S.303-2016 (Design) |
| Other number | THM/426/5/6 - Archive number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.936-2017 |
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| Record created | September 7, 2017 |
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