Queens of the Light

I love wandering around street markets. One day, while exploring Albert Cuyp Market in Amsterdam, I came across a fabric covered with framed cats. There were dogs too, but I've always had a bit more of an obsession with cats. I immediately thought "I could make something with this" and bought a meter of the fabric—what would I loose?

Then one day I decided I wanted to make something with projection mapping. I remembered my cats (yes, I got connected with them quite easily), and thought: why not bring them to life?

My first idea was to make them sing only. I wanted to use a well-known song, but then I discovered copyright is a thing—I of course know what a copyright is, but I never thought it would be an issue for non-commercial cases, too, every day new learning. So instead, I turned to Suno and created Queens of the Light. I still feel slightly awkward saying "I made the song." I gave prompts, iterated many times, and selected the final result but it still feels like a strange sentence to say. Maybe that's something I will get used to in time.

Once I had the song, I feel it is not enough and I wanted to build a story around it. A short story with closure. Little spoiler: I ended up becoming a small character in the show as well.