Sevdaliza - That Other Girl by Pussykrew on Vimeo

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The desire and ultimate inability to remove oneself from performed roles and expected behaviors, perpetuated by the continuous compartmentalization of identity in the digital age, presents itself in Sevdaliza's lyrics, production, and video. Immortalized within digital, surreal, and shrine-like landscapes, Sevdaliza's likeness has been forcibly integrated. The lyrics/vocals both complement and agitate the visuals — Sevdaliza's rhythmic and almost chillingly digital vocals emphasize the synthetic forms she is enshrined within, while her words passively allude to a desire for freedom in the face of constant misunderstanding. Towards the climax of the video, noted by the buildup and 'drop' in the song's production, a shift in power occurs as Sevdaliza's form flashes in the midst of movement amongst a collage of masculine bodies, juxtaposing her previous, irreproachable embodiment. The cyborg-like form she inhabits eskews performative roles of gender, accentuated by the forms surrounding her. However, mobility proves to be fantasy, a far-off future that Sevdaliza is grasping on to, as the music video closes with the reveal of Sevdaliza's effigy within a gallery-like space, showcasing posts from her Instagram, reinforcing her existence as commodity and spectacle

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