First Bath

A small ritual, drawn slowly. Aoki resists the explanatory beat — there is no voiceover, no problem to solve, only the weight of water and a face that trusts the camera. The performance reads less like a commercial than a domestic short, and the brand benefits for receding into it.

The cast was found at a community pool in Lisbon over four days; the room tone — kettle, neighbour, dripping tap — was tracked live and held in.