Mill+ animation director Aran Quinn teamed up with French / Irish singer, ‘song scribbler’ Samyel to direct and animate a striking music video for his recently released song Allumette.

Translated as ‘matchstick’, Allumette is a lustful story about a man’s burning desire for a woman, explored through the fire of a match.

Each character and object were animating frame by frame, creating a flickering aesthetic that lends itself to the raw and exposed nature of the lyrics within song.

Inspired by Renaissance sculptures and Ancient Greek art, Quinn paired this artistic style with a hot, primary colour palette to produce a simple, yet striking animated sequence.