Daughter at Supernormal (2019)
“A weight brings me back, a hope brings me close”.
Combining experimental animation techniques and live performance, Daughter explores the idea of inherited cycles of trauma in Blackness. It is a journey of escaping the past through the imagining of an unknown future; through the imagining of an unknown hope. It is inspired heavily from histories of trans-racial adoption and the specultalive fiction works of Octavia Butler, especially her seminal book, ‘Kindred’.
The piece was developed during the Supernormal 2019 artists residency in June 2019. The week-long residency provided participating artists with the opportunity to explore their creative practice within the unique context of Braziers Park, (the estate where Supernormal takes place) and develop a new work for the festival. ‘Daughter’ was installed in an old Victorian greenhouse onsite of the festival, which is also where the performance took place.
This video shows a short documentation of the installation part of 'Daughter'; that was screened and performed at the experimental music and arts festival, Supernormal in August 2019.
The project has since recieved Arts Council England funding and has been developed into a longer audio visual performance, single channel piece and EP, called ‘DAWTA’
Images of the performances and GIFs of the 2019 edit can be seen below.
Performance photos by Agata Urbaniak
