Belle Chen - Kingdom Animalia (Official Music Video)

'Kingdom Animalia' from the album 'Ravel in the Forest' by Belle Chen.

The surrealist concept driving the "Kingdom Animalia" music video blurs the boundaries between plants and animals to show how all life is intertwined through shared biological and evolutionary processes. It puts our human existence into perspective as a fleeting moment against the backdrop of Earth's billions of years of evolution.

The unique visual strategy, depicting animals as animated plants, serves to deliberately slow down perception. These ambiguous, detailed forms stimulate our brains to perform meticulous visual analysis, rather than swiftly comprehend through realism. Steering clear of explicit storytelling, the video unfolds a sequence of visuals that grow, shrink and vibrate to the music, and tease the viewers’ imagination to ponder the potential life forms that could have emerged on an alternative evolutionary path.

Created using a novel and unique production process involving motion capture technology, specialized 3D modeling techniques, and AI-assisted post-production.

Music by Belle Chen
Video directed by Dr. Formalyst
Colourist Bobby Williams
"Ravel in the Forest" available now on all music services.
Released on the Platoon label.
© 2024 Belle Chen