Director Kris Moyes continues to explore the world of stuttering stillness with this amazing, yet disturbing Grizzly Bear video. "Gun-Shy" tones down the seizure waves that Moyes unleashed in his Kirin J Callinan clip — opting for a stately and gradual pace — but the imagery is even more extreme, with the band members literally plumbing their depths — ie: there will be blood — in search of their creative essences that can then be firther explored.
Kris Moyes, director [via Grizzly Bear Tumblr]
"The idea came from a question:- if the creative energy of any living organism could be seen, what would it look like? Ed, Daniel, T and Bear demonstrate where their creative energy is located by extracting their hair, nails, skin, sweat, tears and blood. This is an invitation for a very rare glimpse of what creative energy could look like on a molecular level, if it could be seen.
Is this is where their music comes from?
The 2nd half of the video takes on a more metaphysical or alchemy-like shift. We see the impact they have on their environment, throbbing leaves, boiling a river, steam, hovering in air, lightning bug-like sparkles in the afternoon sun etc."
PS: If the video seems to have an animated GIF quality, then you should love this collection of animated GIFs provided by the band.
