The Stork

It’s pouring rain at the funeral. There’s a lot of crying, too much wine, several woodpeckers and a couple of dreams that fill in the gaps.

Maaimäis a music video made in collaboration with the renowned Estonian musician Mari Kalkun. Maaimäis a song from Mari Kalkun's new album Stoonia lood, released in September 2023. It talks about the contradictory relationship between man and nature. With the evergrowing world population, Mother Nature can hardly carry the burden humans have become. Climate change, overpopulation, habitat loss for wildlife, and loss of species diversity are concerns that affect and speak to all of us, regardless of our geographical location. Musically, the song is a multi-layered piece that blends together traditional music and electronic sounds. It is sung in Võro, a dialect from south-east Estonia.

Water is knee-high. If you are afraid of drowning, stand on a chair.

Life is difficult in the corner, in the angle where all edges meet. Everything is geometrically relative when laws of perspective and gravity start playing tricks on you.

The people are awaiting someone special. Someone special is born: a grown man in a suit.