Music / First LookEMA meets a robot doppelganger in ‘3Jane’The noise-pop artist is haunted by drones and a threatening blonde robot in her strange and beautiful new videoShareLink copied ✔️November 25, 2014MusicFirst LookText Jazz Monroe In the creepy video for The Future's Void centrepiece ballad “3Jane”, Erika M. Anderson and director Y2K explore the splintered selves of our internet age. Watched over by her bleach-blonde doppelganger, played by Natalia Selevanova, the singer reclines poolside amid the messy extravagance, unfazed by surveillance drones and her silent stalker. “Our physical resemblance is uncanny but not exact,” Anderson half-explains of the dual character. “Does she protect me or mock me? Is she my jailer or my servant? What does she desire?” It's typically layered, too, and EMA’s gift is to extend her shattered identity complex to victims of “disassociation” everywhere: lines like “I’ve seen my face and I don’t recognise the person that I feel inside” reach out on all levels. Director Y2K explains further: “Somewhere between the prediction of a fully realized human-android and the watchful eye of surveillance technology, lies a conception of the reality we intended to create in “3Jane”. Depicted therein are the dichotomies between the persona of the artist and her branded image, the human and the automata, the watched and the watcher, the real versus the ideal, and the merger of these dualities. Presented is a dream-like narrative scenario that touches on the inevitable union of humanity and technology. The concept for “3Jane” is part of a larger narrative we’re currently developing in a feature film titled Uncanny Valley.” Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingThings To Come: Porn saves the world in Maja Malou Lyse’s ‘bimbo sci-fi’The Danish artist’s new show premieres at the 2026 Venice Biennale – here, she discusses her fictional future where ‘porn stars rule the world’ and how it reflects our relationship with images todayArt & PhotographyBeautyHoroscopes May 2026: It’s a money month, so expect a surprise windfallBeautyWho would we be attracted to if we didn’t know what we looked like? BeautyNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismMusicIn pictures: Kim Petras’ ‘Jeep’ is a Tumblr fantasy come to lifeArt & PhotographyInside Studio Iron, Isamaya Ffrench’s new dystopian dreamworldFashionNipples, nachos and mask4mask: The biggest trends at the Met Gala 2026 Beauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaArt & PhotographyWalter Pfeiffer, the cult photographer of beauty, sex and outsidersEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy