Digital 4K file: 4:3, 39 minutes and 39 seconds, sound
A melancholic creature, a stranger, an intruder, arrives in a small rural town, moving through the different types of public spaces that characterize it, as if looking for something or someone, eventually leaving. As this unfolds, a tragic love story between a princess and a monster is narrated through text.
This is a re-edited version of the original video work that emerged from a residency that Destourelles 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), while also embedding a critique of colonialist mindset. In this new version, the artist has re-edited the original footage and sound.
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.
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