First Look: Daughters of Danu II 2023.
This screen recording highlights the volumetric video capture of the kaleidoscopic waves and dance performance. Dance artist Kallirroi Vratti embodies the river deity and the accompanying sound introduces music that has been composed by sound designer Chris Somers. Volumetric capture realised at Virtual & Immersive Production (VIP) Studio, University of Nottingham with technical assistance by Dr. Richard Ramchurn and team.
Daughters of Danu follows a river deity who is inhabiting a local lake. Her emotions towards her environment are transitioning between conflict and care, as the goddess is experiencing displacement and connection. The artwork is part two of a larger project that reimagines forgotten water deities that have once occupied Ireland’s rural areas. Goddesses that have been protecting water surface environments, who have been cherished by communities, and whose stories have been told, but now are lost.
