89 - Mashrou’ Leila: Roman

Directed by Jessy Moussallem
Lebanese alternative rock band Mashrou' Leila collaborate with director Jessy Moussallem to deliver an expressive, resistant visual in “ode to the strength and grace of Arab women and their continuous fight for feminist action”.

88 - Delvaux Miniatures Have Belgitude

Director Jaco Van Dormael takes us on a surreal journey for the oldest fine leather goods house in the world.

Celebrating nearly 200 years of au courant design, Belgian house of Delvaux takes us on a dreamlike trip with the release of Les Miniatures Belgitude—a series of miniature versions of its iconic Brilliant bag, first designed in 1958 on the occasion of Belgium hosting the post-war World’s Fair. “Belgitude is everything that makes this small country so special—a combination of Belgium and Attitude,” says Christina Zeller, the brand’s artistic director.

In a new film featuring a set made of an array of foodstuffs—from fries to waffles—Belgian director Jaco Van Dormael, known for his award-winning films Mr Nobody and Toto le Héro, conjures the surreal spirit of artist René Magritte to imagine a mind-boggling world that plays with perspective and scale.

“Belgitude is everything that makes this small country so special—a combination of Belgium and Attitude”

Dedicated to seven cultural centers across the Belgium, each Belgitude bag takes on a signature style from the surrealist master—from a simple handwritten word to a dreamlike sky filled with clouds. “It’s a way to express ourselves in a very personal manner,” says Zeller. “A way of living with a particular sense of humour, lightness and the ability not to take yourself too seriously.”

87 - Torgny – Into The Night

The Norwegian artist’s lyrics take over a concrete-filled Oslo in a display of light and text
The latest release from electro-pop producer Torgny, a collaboration with computational design studio Void and photographer Pernille Sandberg, sees the Nordic act’s lyrics projected on the building façades of Oslo at night. Here, he talks about the thought process behind the project:
“What started out as an aesthetic exploration of the lyric video through simple projection techniques, gradually grew into a series of guerrilla light installations as the team hauled a video projector to some of the city’s most iconic buildings and places—some well known, some half-forgotten.

“To us, the lyrics came to represent one level of communication layered on top of another—the language of concrete structures and the human body.

“The team hauled a video projector to some of the city’s most iconic buildings”

“By juxtaposing images of the urban landscape with up-close footage of the artist’s uncovered body, we explored the dissonance as well as the similarities between humans and manmade artefacts.”