To Break is a 3-minute music video inspired by Simone de Beauvoir’s concept of “the Other.” It integrates motion graphics animation with hand-drawn visuals, employing symbolic imagery such as controlling hands, binding red threads, and fragmented, burning mirrors and frames to render the abstract notion of “othering” into perceivable visual forms.

The editing incorporates shifting rhythms and glitch effects to reflect emotional transitions throughout the narrative. The protagonist undergoes a progression from passive control to active resistance, ultimately breaking free from the red threads, symbolising the reclamation of subjectivity.

Through the use of digital visual language, the work critiques mechanisms of everyday discipline, rejects the oppressive gaze, and advocates for female autonomy, encouraging women to assert their independence and live authentically.

本作品為一部全長3分鐘、基於西蒙娜・德・波伏娃「他者」理論創作的音樂錄像，旨在探討當代女性在審美焦慮與被定義處境中的困境。作品結合MG動畫(動態圖形動畫)與手繪表現形式，運用「控制的手」、「束縛的紅線」以及「破碎與燃燒的鏡面與畫框」等視覺符號，將抽象的「他者化」概念轉化為可感知的影像語言；並透過快慢交替的剪輯節奏與故障特效，呼應情緒的轉變與張力。

敘事上，主角由被動受控逐步轉向主動反抗，最終掙脫紅線束縛，象徵主體性的重建與回歸。本作品以數位藝術作為表達媒介，對日常規訓機制提出反思，並回應社會對女性的凝視與外在定義，強調女性應拒絕被單一視角所框限，追求自我認同與自主生活。

Tutor: Dr Jasman PANG