Crafting Fanny The Fairy: The Hidden Village Of Fairies

The fairy village was created around a simple idea: what happens when adults lose the ability to imagine?

In the world of Fanny The Fairy, the fairies are not simply hiding because humans are dangerous. Their invisibility is also symbolic. As humans became more advanced and less reliant on magic, their ability to see the magical world gradually disappeared. Fanny explains this history in the story.

 

"In bygone eras, fairies and humans coexisted harmoniously, often sharing living spaces as if it were the most natural thing in the world."

 

The relationship eventually changed. Humans became more interested in knowledge, wealth and power, and their relationship with the fairies deteriorated.

 

"But as humans advanced in their understanding, they became less reliant on us."

 

That sentence is at the heart of the metaphor. I wanted the fairy village to represent all the worlds that become inaccessible to us when we stop allowing ourselves to imagine. As children, we can look at almost anything and invent an entire universe around it. A forest is not simply a collection of trees. A strange house might contain a secret passage. A bird could be a messenger. Then we grow older. We become practical. We stop believing. And eventually, we stop seeing. This is why Adam is able to see the village. He has already spent his life questioning the world around him. He is curious enough to leave Bellville despite being warned about what exists beyond the mountain. When he finally encounters Fanny, he cannot believe what he is seeing.

 

"I am Fanny, and you are in the village of fairies."

 

Adam immediately wonders whether he is dreaming. Fanny's answer is perhaps the most important explanation of the entire idea.

 

"We used charms to keep ourselves invisible. But your heart is so pure that you were able to see some of our houses."

 

For me, the village is therefore not simply a magical location. It is a representation of the worlds that remain available to those who refuse to stop looking for them.