Name: Rose Montgomery Pronouns: She/her/hers Age: 27 Occupation / Practice: Designer Nationality: Australian Current Location: London, UK Website:  rosemontgomerydesign.com/

Story Moment “And in that moment we all thought of the space that her round arms would occupy, moving backward and forward with the rolling pin over the dough, her bosom leaning over the great mound of flour and eggs which cluttered the wide board while her arms kneaded and kneaded, white and shiny with oil up to the elbows; we thought of the space that the flour would occupy, and the wheat for the flour, and the fields to raise the wheat, and the mountains from which the water would flow to irrigate the fields, and the grazing lands for the herds of calves that would give their meat for the sauce; of the space it would take for the Sun to arrive with its rays, to ripen the wheat; of the space for the Sun to condense from the clouds of stellar gases and burn; of the quantities of stars and galaxies and galactic masses in flight through space which would be needed to hold suspended every galaxy, every nebula, every sun, every planet, and at the same time we thought of it, this space was inevitably being formed, at the same time that Mrs. Ph(i)Nk_0 was uttering those words: “...ah, what noodles, boys!” Read the whole story ︎︎︎here.  What do you think influenced your storyworld and how your contribution turned out? I have had a very vivid imagination since I was a child, and I use it everyday in my work as a production designer — reading scripts and stories and then transforming visual ideas into three-dimensional space.  My brain brought the world of this story to life by first focusing on the tactility of hands kneading dough, and from there zooming further and further outwards.  I saw scenes of different scales sitting side by side: mountain rivers spilling down onto knuckles, eggshells nestled into fields, and stars hanging by elbows. Aesthetically, I am naturally drawn to stark contrasts and with this work envisaged the white pencil line scribbling through dark dark space as the scale of my Storyworld expanded.

About Rose

Rose Montgomery is a set, costume and props designer. Originally from Australia, she has a background in architectural and cultural studies. Rose is currently based in The United Kingdom working across theatre, opera, dance, film, television and events.