AIR LIQUIDE

Shimmering black-and-white shots of swaying branches are superimposed on porous Super 8 images of an endless highway. A harsh light engulfs the images. Backlit silhouettes dance in slow motion until the circling disco ball transforms into a rotating water sprinkler and the moving lights above the dance floor suddenly shine like a blazing sun over the highway.

Lotte Schreiber’s music video for “Air Liquide” from Innode’s current album GRAIN (Editions Mego 2024) floats along in a mode in which the images constantly intertwine. Passing highway bridges branch off then lead to deserted basketball courts; the spray of the ocean waves disintegrates over...