Revealing the rooftop of Renzo Piano's New York Times Building for the first time, director Jacob Krupnick captures Brazilian ballet dancer Ingrid Silva against the Manhattan skyline at sunrise for short film Above. Dancing to music by Nils Frahm and wearing a custom paper sculpture by French artist Pauline Loctin, Silva moves between HVAC utilities humming 800 feet above the city, in an unseen space with an unexpected elegance.

Working with cinematographer Soren Nielsen to create floating camera movements, Above imagines Silva as a bird in the wind, agile on the catwalks of the rooftop, casting light on Piano’s meticulous detailing from the overlooked corners of his architectural vision.