Music written, performed, produced & mixed by Gaynor Perry
Mastered by Cass Irvine
Film, oil paintings, and concept by Gaynor Perry
Imagery amplified by Runway
Blue Agatha character performance by Gaynor Perry
This piece draws inspiration from a nocturnal excursion in which I found myself composing a piece of music. One of the dream’s characters, Diamond John, asked where the music was coming from. It felt as though the tune was writing itself, flowing through me effortlessly.
Diamond John, an enigmatic statuesque figure, transformed before my sleeping eyes into a young boy. I journeyed with him to a dramatic cliffside, where magnificent hawks soared, their spirited cries piercing the sky. Enchanted by these avian gods, Diamond John stretched out his hand to touch them and lost his balance.
In that moment, bathed in the molten glow of sunset, his form was transfigured—mid-pivot—petrified, cast in bronze by the dying light. As if time itself had surrendered to the sun’s embrace.
A crowd gathered at the cliff’s edge to witness the spectacle, led by a shaman named Blue Agatha. "Why don’t you cast a spell to free him?" I asked her.
Throughout this vision, the music continued to play, and Blue Agatha took up Diamond John’s question: "Where is the music coming from?”
If this question can be answered, Diamond John will be released by the metaphysical magic of realisation.
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| Blue Agatha |
To visually represent this experience, I augmented three of my oil paintings in Runway: She Spoke With Fingers Unwound, Our Colloquy and We Set Sail. These paintings belong to a series titled Golden Colloquy, each illustrating a poem and depicting a dialogue with the subconscious. These dialogues emerged through altered states of consciousness—lucid dreaming, astral projection—offering glimpses into hidden landscapes within the spire of the soul.
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| She Spoke With Fingers Unwound |
I created Blue Agatha by transposing original oil painting elements onto an image of myself, ensuring she retained a semblance of humanity suitable for Act One—an AI tool that utilises a “driving performance,” footage of myself performing the song. In this way, Blue Agatha exists as a colourful shard of my being.
Imagination is not reserved for the gifted few—it is an innate force within all of us, capable of shaping reality. Many believe they lack imagination, but consider this: if you can write a shopping list, anticipate what you might need, or picture an event before it happens, you are already engaging with an imaginative space in your consciousness.
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| Our Colloquy |
Like a muscle, imagination strengthens through use, expanding into vivid worlds, transformative visions, and creative realities. This audiovisual work invites you to explore that space—to recognise the mystical properties of imagination and its subtle power when aligned with intent.
Creativity can be harnessed for personal and collective transformation. Every thought, every vision, every small shift in perspective carries the potential for change and healing, sending ripples of influence through our environment.
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| We Set Sail |
The desire for change often arises from discomfort, and suffering itself becomes a motivating force. Imagination offers a powerful substrate for solutions—ideas that emerge from within, untouched by external limitations. When we inhabit the ideas that resonate most deeply, they take root in reality, guiding our passage through life.
