This film intertwines an interpretation of the ancient Chinese tale '离魂记' (Spirit Out of Body) with travel footage captured at Shofuso, a Japanese architectural transplanted from Japan. This work explores the relationship between distant places and our bodies. A contemplation of the annihilation of space by time.

The song and, above all, the accompanying video were made in 2024 during Jeremias Heppeler’s residency in Tatsuno, Japan. There is much vacant housing in the small town; many life histories have left only traces. This circumstance, along with the marked belief in (nature) spirits, is addressed in looking @ ghosts by means of abstract dance, animation and masks.