Simorgh
… und es gebar sich der Sonnenvogel
Creative forms
Mythological archetype
This Video Visiography (sound and image composition) offers, through abstract sound and image metaphors, a way to intuitively experience an opening to one’s own potentials.
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The archetype of the sun bird – as “Simorgh” a fabulous creature of early Persian mythology – is found in numerous cultures of the Orient, in which its sacred name varies. As a protective bird with supernatural powers, it acts as a bringer of healing and redemption.
According to Persian mythology, Simorgh’s nest lies behind Mount Qãf, a place of power of truth and self-knowledge, beyond which infinite nothingness begins.
As “Garuda”, the sun bird serves in Hindu mythology as the mount of the god Vishnu, who as god of the sun, of light and of warmth sets time in motion.
The interpretation of these myths visualizes the energetic dynamics of such dimensions: through the power of pausing and centered perception, the Video Visiography opens paths to gathering purifying energies. At first in hints, dimensions of divine healing emerge, until finally such being unfolds in a breakthrough. Freed from confining shells, the sun bird breaks loose, carries its power into the spheres of light, from where its working shines forth.
“Simorgh … und es gebar sich der Sonnenvogel”: play the music without the image layer
Dance interpretation and video realization by Juliana Rodrigues
This work reflects the deep, enriching dimensions of being of my partner at the time, Ursula Werth, to whom I dedicated this work in love and joy.
English translation of the German original. Deutsche Fassung
