Sébastien Tellier’s “Look (Laurel Halo RMX)”
video: Josef Kraska
styling: Heidi Lee
“This joint by mystical Brooklynite Laurel Halo, an outtake from Sébastien Tellier’s Sexuality, is the equivalent of rolling around in satin sheets- a smoothed out version of “Look” that focuses on the most sensual parts of the original then greases them up with a baby oil massage, just decadent enough for the master seducer himself.” -THE FADER
“Enter synth babe Laurel Halo, and “Look” evolves from a song that leaves everything to the imagination (and has nothing to hide) into an elaborate striptease. Laurel passes the song through the aural equivalent of a fish-eye lens, amplifying and obscuring its signature riff, dressing it up in synthetic flourishes that derail its forward march, peeling back its skin to reveal structural elements we may not have noticed (the drumbeat). Video artist Josef Kraska takes what is perhaps most disturbing about the video and forces us to confront it head-on, substituting the abstract animation of a female with one in flesh and blood- and asking us to admire her while her back is not turned. Cloaked in the creations of designer Heidi Lee, the protagonist passes through a series of hyper-feminine pantomimes as she is alternately masked and revealed by a fantasia of virtual color. Again, the construction of feminine beauty reveals its own seams: just because we can see her now, doesn’t mean she is there.”
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