Lorena Torres Loaiza Pandora in the Box

Pandora in the Box

Pandora in the Box is a short, surreal comic, arranged into a maze for the reader to travel through as they follow the story. It experiments with comics formatting and layout, and reworks the Pandora myth to look at the nature of Hope. Is Hope a resource, or is it an active process? Can Hope be created? If so, how?

The comic exists as a full scale large at installation, about as big as a basketball court. It is currently safely stored away, but it could tour and occupy new spaces in the future.

It also exists online, as a digital space for google chrome. You can explore the installation here.

CARTOONIST. NEON COLOUR ENTHUSIAST – Lorena Torres Loaiza

COMIC EDITOR. MONSTER CONSULTANT – Allison O’Toole

ACTOR. EMERGING GARDENER, CAT MOTHER, AND RESCUER OF POSSUMS – Beatriz Pizano

SET CONSULTANT AND CARPENTER – Peter Velocci

LIGHTING DESIGNER – Rebecca Vandevelde

SOUND DESIGNER – Tim Lindsay

PRODUCTION MANAGER – Navid Amini

PRODUCER – Alexis Eastman

COORDINATING DEVELOPER – Jacob Niedzwiecki

3D ARTIST – Ruslan Makarov

SPECIAL THANKS

Alex Dault, Luke Garwood, Mel Tranchemontaigne, Steve Balgovin, Ty Templeton, and Andrew Fleet

PANDORA IN THE BOX MADE POSSIBLE THANKS TO DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FROM THE THEATRE CENTRE AS PART OF THE EXPLORATIONS RESIDENCY PROGRAM, CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS, AND THE ONTARIO ARTS COUNCIL.