Music Artist Janus Rasmussen Shares His First Solo Track with a Shadow Puppet Music Video (portraying the folklore tale of the Seal Woman)
Masterfully created by the use of shadow puppets, the video follows the legend of Kópakonan; one of the most famous folklore tales from the Faroe Islands, where Janus is from.
Without spoiling the stunning music video, here is a quick summary of the tale of the 'Seal Woman':
Seals were believed to be former human beings who voluntarily sought death in the ocean. Once a year, on the Thirteenth night, they were allowed to come on land, strip off their skins and amuse themselves as human beings, dancing and enjoying themselves. On this night, a young farmer fell in love with the human form of one of the seals and took her seal skin. He refused to give it back to her and placed in in a chest; forcing her to be his wife and bear his children. But, she always longed to go back to the ocean... For the full tale, have a look here as the video follows just over half of the full tale.
Watch Janus Rasmussen's shadow puppet music video for 'Green Wine' below:
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