Digital 4K file: 4:3, 39 minutes and 39 seconds, sound
A melancholic creature—a monster performed by myself in costume—arrives in a small rural town, moving through the different types of public spaces that characterize it, as if searching for something or someone, and eventually leaving. As this unfolds, a fairytale of tragic love between a princess and a monster, marked by colonial undertones, is narrated through text.
This is a re-edited version of the original work that emerged from a residency I undertook with Deveron Projects in the rural town of Huntly, Scotland. The fairytale pays homage to the fantasy literature of Huntly-born writer and clergyman George MacDonald (1824–1905).
Original Credits: Written, directed and performed by Irineu Destourelles/ Featuring Narration by Maureen Ross/ Costume Designer: Zephyr Liddell/ Costume Maker: Emily Smit-Dicks/ Director of Photography, Editor and Colourist: Daniel Hughes/ Sound Recordist and Mixer: Mark Readhead/ Story Editor: Lavendhri Arumugam/ Assistants: Anita Krasowska & Zuzana Fryntova. Produced by Deveron Projects, a Culture Collective project funded through Creative Scotland.
https://vimeo.com/1111107850