moderat - rusty nails

Moderat are an indie electronic band based in Berlin. I discovered their music via the newest "Pictoplasma - Characters in Motion" trailer. But what actually really left me in awe was this brilliant mesmerizing video by the Pfadfinderei studio for their track "Rusty Nails". The motion and shapes are so dreamlike, I feel like watching it over and over again.

I loved the part, where the human body is wrapped like a cocoon. The following parts: the wind-blown silk and the uncovering of the bodies are great. But my favourite section of the video comes at the end, where the dynamic layers of the fabric are staged by fantastic body postures and jumps. Enjoy:

Moderat "Rusty Nails" from Pfadfinderei on Vimeo.

goni montes

I've just found this illustration by Goni Montes featuring a bloom of beautiful sea jellies.

found via KoiKoiKoi

lights down low

Here's a superb video postcard advertising for the beauty of China, and Shanghai in particluar. It was made by Patrick Biesemans with music by "Spirits in the Basement".

"There's too many senses activated when I think about China, it's definitely left a lasting mark on me. And I hope that I captured the feeling I got on my very quick visit to this wonderful country. The trip was fast, exciting, and much too short."

Lights Down Low: In Shanghai from Lights Down Low on Vimeo.

via @weelingsoh via The Shanghaiist

lizard planet

It's saturday morning, it's cartoon morning!

Via Amy and Pink I have discovered Tomoyoshi Joko's works. Make sure you check out the youtube channel for more animation shorts, since I will share below only "Lizard Planet", a wonderful fable about the universe. The author explains:

"A lizard wrapped in water represents Earth, which is composed of both land and sea. For human beings, living on this earth feels quite natural. However, the earth is both an enormous living organism and a planet in the infinite universe. It would be gratifying if, after seeing this work, the viewer could feel that we live life on a planet that itself is a living existence in space."

check out the jellyfish at 1:04! :)