Power

POWER shows a continuous camera move, beginning in an extreme close-up of Kanye West and gradually expanding to reveal a neoclassical tableau. Set within an abstract, digitally constructed environment, the scene is populated by allegorical creatures, all moving in hyper-slow motion. Inspired by Renaissance paintings and classical frescoes, Brambilla’s work portrays a fictional historical moment – an empire on the verge of collapse under the weight  of its own excess, decadence and corruption.

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The New York Times
Fine modulo A Preview of Kanye West’s ‘Power’: ‘Apocalyptic in a Very Personal Way’

Billboard
Kanye West’s ‘Power’ Video Comes To Life

VICE
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Interview Magazine
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Interview Magazine
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