IN THAI MYTHOLOGY, THE GODDESS MAE NANG KWAK
IS OFTEN SEEN AS A SYMBOL OF GOOD FORTUNE AND
PROSPERITY.
SHE IS USUALLY SEEN SPECIFICALLY IN RED HOLDING
A GOLD BAG OF COINS, WEARING A GOLD CROWN,
IN TRADITIONAL THAI DRESS, WITH HER RIGHT HAND
RAISED IN AN OPEN WAVING MOTION KNOWN TO
ATTRACT LUCK.
LIKE THE SONG, FOLLOWING SOMETHING THAT YOU
LOVE REQUIRES GOOD FORTUNE AND DEDICATION.
THE MUSIC VIDEO EXPLORES THIS THEME THROUGH THE
PERSONIFICATION OF MAE NANG KWAK AS A BEAUTIFUL
WOMAN LURING ALLE FARBEN AS HE UNKNOWINGLY PURSUES
HER AND ATTAINS SUCCESS.
BAFTA Cymru nominated animation director Joseph Wallace has created an inventive cut-out animation music video for the Canadian singer Parker Bossley. ‘Chemicals’ features Bossley travelling through a series of mystical doors into surreal landscapes whilst metamorphosing into different animals. Filmed at his new studio; Hangar Puppet Animation Studio, in Bristol, UK, the four-minute ‘Chemicals’ video sees Wallace utilise found image collage animation with a striking in-camera kaleidoscope effect.
