The Pike and the Shield: Five Paradoxes Danced By Nozomi Iijima, inspired by CHANEL Nº5 L'EAU

Japanese ballet dancer Nozomi Iijima performs a self-choreographed video directed by Lola Partel Oliva, inspired by the paradoxes of Chanel’s latest fragrance campaign for Nº5 L’Eau. Equal parts surreal and spectacular, the film features Nozomi dancing the paradoxes of her own life and art through the streets of Tokyo and beyond. Danced and choreographed by Nozomi Iijima Written and directed by Lola Partel Oliva Produced by Insurrection • Tokyo Lola Partel Oliva is represented by Industry Art Music Chapter 1 - Rose des Vents. Action Musicale by Pierre Mariétan. Mana Records, 2017 Music Chapter 2 - Joseph by Lafawndah & Jamie Woon BMG Publishing i-D: Commercial Creative Director: Bunny Kinney Associate Commercial Creative Director: Claire Arnold Commercial Supervising Producer: Tash Tan Follow i-D: YouTube http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-iD Twitter https://twitter.com/i_D Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iDmagazineofficial Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/i_D Tumblr: http://i-donline.tumblr.com/ Instagram: http://instagram.com/id_magazine Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/i-d-online-1 More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideos