So, my photoshoots so far have led me to understand I need to make a more purposeful setting and context, therefore I have begun creating little objects for my scenes.

The myth I want to portray and communicate for the next two parts of the project is the myth around in arena in Pula Istria, where my mother was born. 

Below is the story of the myth.

The building of Pula’s amphitheatre

The size and magnificence of Pula’s amphitheater triggered people’s imagination, and legend was formed around it. According to this tale, Istria was inhabited by a strange kind of fairies called Divicas. Although small in size and very feminine, they had remarkable physical strength and were skilled in masonry.

By nature good towards humans yet shy enough to evade any contact with them, the Divicas had another unique feature. They were nocturnal creatures which dwelled outside until the first rooster’s cry in the morning.

They once decided to build their own settlement, called Divic-town (Divic being the word used for anything miraculous in Istrian language). They took large boulders from Ucka Mountain and carried them all the way to what is now Pula. Being so powerful, they managed to build the whole amphitheater in one night. A roost cried to warn them of the approaching daylight.

The Divicas immediately left the construction yard and went to their hideouts. They didn’t have time to build the roof of the amphitheater and had hoped to finish it the following night. For some reason, they never came back. This is why Pula’s arena remains roofless.

http://www.likecroatia.com/news-tips/famous-croatian-myths-and-legends/

I asked my nana about this myth and I sound recorded her telling me, but she had different entities who performed the construction but the stories shared some similarities. In her story people called "Rimenanj" (not sure if that's the right spelling) constructed the amphitheatre. I did mix the sound recording together, and after review I am going to ask her to basically speak the story of the fairies because that story is more suited and favourable to my visual approach in this project.

https://soundcloud.com/hhiiccuupp/pula-arena-story

The link above is the first mix/sound record/track I made of my nana speaking. Enjoy!