This week Twigs, born Tahliah Barnett, released her newest EP video, M3LL155X. In a time that feels similar to a tug-of-war match regarding the fine line of defining femininity, FKA eloquently creates a work of art that breaks grounds by bringing a certain discomfort that accompanies intrigue. Her spaced-out, ethereal aestethic accompanied by her small yet powerful presence sends a strong message.The theme of the sequence is drilling down through the different layers of self.

“‘Melissa’ to me is my personal female energy,” Twigs recently told Complex. “It’s not a weird alter ego. It’s just my way of separating it from myself.”

The entire series compels one to reconsider what beauty is, and to question the honesty of how beauty is often portrayed in the music industry. Opening with Figure 8, an older woman adorned with jewels, tattoos, and makeup, expresses the pains, pulls, and joys of this world.

Twigs hints at the song's title with motions of the hands weaving around the face, therefore framing the self insistently rather than letting it take on any assumed role. It also has to do with infinity and the insistence of oneself outlasting all challenges. The aging actor's gaze breaks the fourth wall and pushes one to question identity.

Her second track, “I’m your doll”, traces back to her teenage years and the music was written during this time. The message of the track shows that no human being is simple enough to sum up as an object. The bold play of light and darkness sets the atmosphere for the rest of the video. Following this, hip-hop may have influenced track three, "In Time", more than any of her others to date, complete with classic Salt-n-Peppa hip-hop vibes and sharp dance moves. Accompanied by backup she dances forcefully with nods of approval from a man observing.

Following this track she breaks the wall of deceitful glamour and perfection that the pop scene so often portrays by displaying the stickier reality of promiscuity. She dances between seduction and repulsion, pulling the reader in and then causing them discomfort seconds later. By placing the onlooking man on a side screen for the entire song, one might almost view the video through his perspective. A favorite among many commenters, at https://youtu.be/bYU3j-22360?t=10m32s10:32 the man previously nodding and grinning shows his reaction to the unexpected mess of color.

Twigs took risks throughout the video in order to incorporate visions into her work. The entire sequence presents itself as explicit and entirely discomforting, but it undeniably inflicts viewers to feel something, and that in itself is good art.