“What remains when a person dies?” Latvian folklore enthusiast and translator Iluta Narvila and I have turned to the Dainas, a collection of Latvian folksongs, in search of an answer to this question. In the course of our video research, we have engaged in an experimental exploration of pagan wisdom about man and nature, life and death. Despite primarily being a research assistant at the start of the project, Iluta gradually evolves into its main protagonist.

 
Video research project, Full HD video, colour, sound, 24 minutes, Sabile/Riga 2021
During an artist residency in Pedvāle Art Park, Sabile, Latvia