A hidden world…a rustle of activity…the life of the Insect.
In the night things are born, hatch and grow into magnificent beings, soaring over the moon.
At the end of their sojourn a Queen lady/insect emerges. Her figure was inspired by the long legged supernatural ghost figure in Japanese lore - "Taka Onna".
Rapture of the Petals continues my fascination with Noh and Japanese theater with their attachment to the supernatural; enchantment and all things strange.
The music by Walter Giger was used originally for a choreographed solo by myself called "Precious Metals", using stretch gold lame.