DOPPLEREFFEKT – HAYFLICK LIMIT

Music video and poster artwork
2018

“Hayflick Limit” is a music video for Dopplereffekt, commissioned by Leisure System. The piece blends analogue video textures with digital 3D animation to explore themes of biological limits and synthetic life.


Glitched VHS recordings, abstracted cellular structures and stark typographic elements mirror the track’s conceptual roots in cellular ageing and genetic science, aligning with the broader themes of the Athanatos album.

Alongside the video, original poster artwork was developed as an insert for the vinyl release, extending the visual language into physical form.

Artist
Dopplereffekt
Track
Hayflick Limit
Album
Athanatos
Label
Leisure System
Role
Director
Tools
Cinema 4D, VHS recording and digitising
Year
2018
Links
Full video on YouTube
Poster artwork for Dopplereffekt – Hayflick Limit / Athanatos vinyl insert
Video still from Hayflick Limit – abstract biological form
Video still from Hayflick Limit – layered VHS and 3D imagery
Video still from Hayflick Limit – cellular structures and scanlines
Video still from Hayflick Limit – typographic overlays and noise