Ikigai

A short, disorienting rush of fractured images and dance that feels like fighting to stay human in a crushing city.

Directed by

Marina Waltz

Starring

Maria Litvin

Overview

The video for 'Ikigai' channels the track’s kaleidoscopic rhythm into movement-based choreography, exploring the search for meaning within an overwhelming brutalist landscape. Its game-like distortions and fractured imagery reflect the dehumanising forces of the city, intensifying the struggle for purpose and transformation.

How it feels

Eerie, tense, melancholic and absurd. Brisk and needs your attention.

About

Identity, isolation, survival, freedom

Content

Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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