Director duo Karl & Leo Cannone reenvisage the Greek myth of Pygmalion and Galatea in the music video for Prodigal Weep by Japanese pianist and composer Koki Nakano – released on NØ FØRMAT! and taken from his new album Ululō. Shot in the Carrière de Sarragan in France, and developed with executive producer Rémi Sanna (The Swing), the video follows the story of the sculptor's love for an ivory statue of his own creation – recast through a contemporary lens and brought to life by dancer Hortense Quentin de Gromade.

“We envisioned Nakano's music as this act of reparation, where the artist’s encounter with his medium breathes life into the inanimate,” Karl & Leo shared. “When Nakano sits at his piano, their connection transcends the material. Building on Nakano's work on the dialogue between the human body and landscapes, we wanted to build a choreographic narrative in the heart of a limestone quarry.”

Nakano continues, “The dancer’s movements symbolize her connection to her body and her struggle within its physical boundaries – a fight with the limitations inherent in being alive. Performing Prodigal Weep in an empty stone quarry – once mined to create the structures that shape and support our lives – was deeply moving.”