Illuminati Theorists Start Your Engines!

The video for “Power” drops tomorrow. Until then, here’s a look at how director Marco Brambilla made the concept behind the visual come to life.

POWER shows a continuous camera move from extreme close-up of Mr. West revealing an a neoclassical video tableau showing characters and creatures surrounding him in an abstract environment – all moving in extreme slow motion.

Inspired by Michelangelo’s frescos in the Sistine Chapel, the piece depicts a faux historical moment – an empire on the brink of collapse from its own excess, decadence and corruption.