Lawrence Rothman - Oz Vs. Eden

What this video is

Released on October 29, 2015, 'Oz Vs. Eden' arrived at a pivotal moment in mid-2010s indie culture, when gender-fluid and non-binary artists were gaining increased critical visibility in alternative music spaces. Lawrence Rothman — a Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter who performs through a rotating cast of alter egos — had been building a critically praised body of work since 2013 in collaboration with director…

Why it matters

A key document of mid-2010s experimental art-pop's engagement with gothic horror visual language. Represents the intersection of Sigismondi's decades-long tradition of surrealist, macabre music video craft with a new generation of gender-fluid indie artists. Sits within a lineage of…

The director

Italian-Canadian director, photographer, and visual artist (born 1965, Pescara, Italy; raised in Hamilton, Ontario). Studied painting and photography at the Ontario College of Art & Design. Transitioned from fashion photography to music video direction via…