Words: Ellie Ward
The London-based Welsh songwriter and producer Chloé Davis, aka twst, unveils the second 'Girl On Your TV (hikikomori baby 0001)' video. The original version of the track is featured on her debut EP 'TWST0001', released earlier this year.
Following 'Are You Listening? (hikikomori baby 0001)', the new visual is the second in a series exploring twst’s fascination with the Japanese concept of reclusiveness known as “hikikomori.”
Made in collaboration with art director Ami Evelyn and Ed Fenwick, and directed by Sam Kinsella, the second session references the human experience in an absurd fashion while staying true to twst’s continued exploration of themes of surveillance, privacy and the malleability of online identities.
“With the original video for ‘Girl On Your TV,’ I wanted to deliver the concept in an accessible way but for the undercurrent to feel sinister and subversive,” says Chloé. “I was so excited to collaborate with Ami on this live session because I am such a huge fan of her work and the raw and instinctive nature of it. Ami and I talked through different ideas and concepts that we wanted to include like witchcraft, eroticism, porn and magic.
"There is a surface level naivety about the song and this live performance, so I was definitely super interested to juxtapose that with Ami's visceral and suggestive imagery. It makes you feel unsettled, but that's what we wanted from it.”
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