Video Shot by director Asya Nikolaeva and cinematographer Pavel Yatsenko in San Francisco during the lockdown.
09 Jun 2021
Video Shot by director Asya Nikolaeva and cinematographer Pavel Yatsenko in San Francisco during the lockdown.
Christian Löffler’s music has always sought to pin down fragmentary emotions.
A composer whose work is replete with contradictions, he will often use graceful, melodic electronics in a fractured setting, somehow conjuring a a vast network of feelings.
2020’s ‘Lys’ arrived during lockdown, and it seemed to conjure something of the alien, dystopian loneliness that so many of us went through.
His song ‘Ballet’ was a stand out moment, with its frosted vocal set against digital production that seemed to crumble at the touch.
A full video for ‘Ballet’ has been shot by West Coast production team On A Whim, and it finds a variety of characters traversing San Francisco during lockdown. At first it’s shocking to see the city so empty, so devoid of people; but then we get to grips with each character, as they move through this strange landscape.
Director Asya Nikolaeva helmed the short film, with cinematographer Pavel Brenner assisting throughout. The results are remarkable, with a number of visual metaphors building into the creative codex.
