In collaboration with filmmaker James Ayling.
Photo Credit: Pablo Nouvelle – Facebook
Swiss artist Pablo Nouvelle has just shared the official music video for ‘Vulnerability’, the title track to his latest studio album, which was released by Amsterdam’s Armada Electronic Elements back in October of last year.
The film centers around an aging hockey player at the end of his career, and with no prospects outside the sport, we see his options dwindle as he turns to alcohol and drugs to cope. once a superstar in the sport, he is now having to work minimum wage to make ends meet and support a family back home.
The video comes a few months after the release of ‘Vulnerability’, but it was crucial for filmmaker James Ayling to have the time to shoot and edit the piece properly for a project of such scale.
“All our lives we are trained to be strong, to make a career, to be competitive, to win at all costs and not to show any weakness. But if we become aware of our vulnerability, allow it to be a part of us, and even share it with others, then we can find comfort. I think that is the only solution not to perish from this “we have to be hard at any price“ attitude we grew up with. So when I read James’ idea for the video it immediately resonated with me and I’m super happy how the film turned out.” says Nouvelle about the resulting outcome.
“As a retired player that played for 20+ years, I’ve played with a lot of these players and have seen them come and go. We have lost a lot of athletes to CTE but as we are currently unable to diagnose this in living players many suffer without knowing what is happening to them. I was sent ‘Vulnerability’ and immediately thought about this story as it felt like it was narrating this film and the lyrics and tone synced perfectly with the visual narrative. This character plays a very tough role in the sport but has to be vulnerable when faced with his reality of potentially losing his career, family, and ultimately his mind.” explains director James Ayling.
Watch the official music video for Pablo Nouvelle’s ‘Vulnerability’ below.
