byvelvet Fall/Winter 2016: Mind Over Matter

Fall/Winter 2016 Collection on byvelvet.com

Filmed by Cindy Octaviany

Scripted by Livia Nathania

Video I — Intrusion

Narration:

Footsteps.

aligned with the melody of her thoughts. 

Burden.

Of the upcoming drudgery that awaits.

But there’s a touch

of the elegance within her.
Up she goes,

or in silence she sits,

seeking a clear state of mind.

The sight of her eyes,

the embrace of her hand

and the entirety of her presence;

all, a reflection.
Always making an effort,

stepping up, although tired.

Time running after her,

but she stands in hope

with a stare of confidence.

Mind over matter. 

Video II — Fraught Silence

Narration:

The sun still shines,

and the time still ticks,

and there she sits,

stirring the cup of tea in her hand;

while her mind,

still, pondering. 

A treasured spot

in a favorite place.
In a place where a thousand attempts

have been made,

and wishes set upon the invisible stars

but none of it could bring her

to the visionary paradise

she imagines. 

Disturbed.

Drops of tea wasted.
The tea,

uncontrollably, spills.

Shocked, she is.

The intrusion has consumed her, 

but where to escape?

Mind over matter.

Video III - Tranquility

Narration:

A door.

Leading her to a room of nothingness.

Walking through

an open space. 

The wind breezes,

erasing her doubts. 

Time keeps ticking.

She keeps thinking.

Clouds move,

raindrops fall,

water flows,

pages turn,

and leaves grow.

No track of task,

no track of time.

Her mind is cleared.

Finally free,

she is.

Tranquility,

she seizes.

Time, 

she cherishes.

All

of the worldly matters

withdrawn. 

Time is in her hold;

with peace,

alleviating her.

Every fold of her cloth

turned into swirls,

in a state of calmness,

like never before.

And so, she knows:

mind over matter.