PRESENT FUTURES DUNDEE / DÝRA BY SHHE

Installation/Sound Work

Wednesday 10th September

Performance 1: 5.00pm

Performance 2: 6.00pm

Centrespace 1 @ Dundee Contemporary Arts

(Situated on the lower floors of DCA)

Duration: 45 mins (per performance)

Age: Recommended 12+ (Under 16 to be accompanied by an adult)

Scottish Portuguese sound artist and producer, SHHE, presents DÝRA – a sonic installation evoking landscapes and liminal states. The ambient project took form during a self-directed artist residency in the Westfjords of Iceland, influenced by the tranquility of the Dýrafjörður fjord. Immersed in a distinct landscape with quietly monumental surroundings, Shaw began documenting her experience of the environment through field recordings and environmental data captured across several geographical locations.

Combining ambisonic and hydrophone recordings, DÝRA is evocative in its construction, inviting listeners to imagine their own space and scale within the Dýrafjörður landscape, one of the largest fjords in the Westfjords of Iceland.

Selected as part of Made in Scotland showcase at Edinburgh Festival and released via One Little Independent Records to critical acclaim in 2024, DÝRA will be presented in Dundee for the first time, as part of Present Futures.

‘Not just transcendental, it is remarkably profound’ – The Skinny

‘DÝRA’ is ultimately a moving search for meaning in an era which seems dominated by an ominous sense of Flux’ – Clash Magazine

‘D Ý R A is a soundscape of almost unearthly beauty’

- Spy in the Stalls *****

Credits:

Artist and Creative Producer: Su Shaw

Sound Production: Su Shaw and Sam Annand

Light Design: Emma Jones

Set Design: Adrian Murray

Supported by

Creative Scotland, Made in Scotland, Cryptic, Help Musicians UK, Summerhall Lab, One Little Independent Records and Öll vötn til Dýrafjarðar

Instagram @shhemusic

Twitter/X @shhemusic

Facebook @shhemusic

Web-site www.shhemusic.com

TICKETS AND HOW TO BOOK

All tickets for the festival can be booked here: www.presentfutures.org

Closer to the festival each ticket holder will receive email instructions on how to access, view and participate in each online event.

ABOUT PRESENT FUTURES DUNDEE

SATELLITE DUNDEE

10-11th SEPTEMBER 2025

Wednesday 10th: Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)

Thursday 11th: Dundee Rep and Dundee & Angus College

The sixth edition of “Present Futures” will see the festival move from its base at CCA in Glasgow to the city of Dundee at Dundee Rep, Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA) and Dundee & Angus College. Over two days this satellite edition of the festival, will bring together local and international artists working at the intersection of performance, music and visual arts. Through a series of performances, talks and workshops the festival invites artists and audience to consider the complex entanglement and interdependencies of human and “other than” human as we enter collectively into precarious and unknown futures in the wake of ecological transition and crisis.

For information on the full programme, access and how to experience the festival visit: www.presentfutures.org

CREDITS

Present Futures Dundee is funded by Creative Scotland. Supported by Generator Projects, Dundee Rep, Scottish Dance Theatre, Dundee & Angus College, Dundee Contemporay Arts (DCA) and Goethe Institut.

ACCESS

V: Highly Visual / No or Little Text

R: Relaxed Performance - Audience can come and go

Present Futures Festival endeavors to be as accessible as possible. If you require specific access needs to facilitate attending any events or to enable you to take part in any activities, please do get in touch with us at presentfuturesfestival@gmail.com or message us on Instagram @colette.sadler and one of our team will be in touch.

Dundee Contemporary Arts (DCA)

152 Nethergate

Dundee

DD1 4DY

Centre opening hours

Sun-Thu: 10:00 - 23:00

Fri: 10:00 - 00:00

Sat: 10:00 - 01:00

For further travel information, please see DCA ‘How to Get Here’ page: https://www.dca.org.uk/plan-your-visit/how-to-get-here/

For access information, please consult DCA ‘Accessibility Guide’ page: https://www.dca.org.uk/plan-your-visit/accessibility/

You can contact DCA directly by email dca@dca.org.uk, or by calling on 01382 213 610.