Put together by video artist and musician, Jon Klein, formerly of Siouxsie and the Banshees along with string duo, The McCarricks, the featurettes turn up the volume on the videos’ edgy appeal. Klein drew inspiration for the video’s artistic and musical aesthetic from the processes involved in the construction of the eyewear. “It was amazing the level of craftsmanship that goes into the manufacturing of these glasses,” he says. “On a creative level I loved the look and sounds of the tools and machines and shot them as close-up as possible. Some of them I’ve put to music and with others I’ve used the sounds of the machines to create the soundtrack to the films.” Kirk Originals has certainly taken originality to a whole new level.
—Melissa Arkin