Robyn - Between The Lines

What this video is

Released April 3, 2019 as the third single from Robyn's critically acclaimed 2018 comeback album 'Honey' — her first solo LP in eight years. The video arrived during Robyn's European tour and captures a real Ibiza visit that included her BBC Radio 1 live comeback performance. In opting for a camcorder-shot, unpolished visual language over high-budget pop production, the video deliberately subverts mainstream music…

Why it matters

Represents a significant moment in late-2010s art-pop and dance-pop visual culture: the deliberate embrace of lo-fi, documentary aesthetics by a mainstream pop artist as a statement of artistic integrity. The video's anti-formalist production mirrors the 'Honey' album's emotional vulnerability,…

The director

American director, photographer, visual artist, and musician based in New York City. Founded the multimedia music/visual project SSION (pronounced 'shun') while attending the Kansas City Art Institute (graduated 2003). Known for provocative, queer-inflected,…