Music: the face of Australian actor Cate Blanchett decays to a mummy-like state in the music video for Massive Attack's The Spoils track (+ movie).

Inspired by a museum visit where he saw ancient relics and artefacts, the director created visuals that made Blanchett's face look as though it was mummified.

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"I was inspired first and foremost by the music, and then by a visit I had to the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City," Hillcoat told Dezeen.

Hillcoat got Blanchett on board after hearing that she loved Massive Attack. "She is adventurous and artistic so was perfect to step in, allowing herself to gradually disappear, and to be broken down and worn away," he said.

"My idea was to take those kinds of images and reverse the process, so it feels like we are moving through time."
The Spoils is out now on Virgin Records and is available to purchase through iTunes.
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