If you are designing a Nine Inch Nails show, it’s important to stay current with the latest trends in concert looks—and then consider doing a 180. “We wanted to be on our singular path of anti-technology and didn’t want gratuitous visuals,” says Paul Guthrie of Toss Film & Design, explaining the absence of a video component in the production and the inclusion of vintage PAR fixtures among the LED light sourced fixtures. Instead of video, there’s a torn gauze backdrop for textured shadow effects, affectionately referred to as “the dirty diaper.”
From “Designer Insights” by Debi Moen & Steve Jennings, PLSN, Dec. 2022, page 22
