In honour of Nike and designer Anna Deller-Yee’s latest collaboration, Dazed Studio has produced a mini-film that explores the essence of movement and bodily expression through the lens of art and sport.
Anna Deller-Yee, known for her transdisciplinary approach that merges fashion and painting, has tapped into her unique artistic language for the Nike Women’s Artist Collection. Born in Chicago and raised in Germany, Deller-Yee’s multicultural background influences her work. Channelling the energy and artistry of her visceral and tactile style and work, the collaboration also reflects Nike’s holistic approach to fitness and expression.
The collection itself, available from August 8, embodies Nike Women’s unapologetic sport and style ethos. With a delicate colour palette reminiscent of watercolours, key pieces include a bomber jacket and matching two-piece activewear sets. Merging Deller-Yee’s intricate designs with Nike’s traditional brand codes, the collaboration aims to evoke a sense of empowerment and connection for those who wear the pieces – allowing them to feel the energy and artistry imbued in every detail.
Directed by Lilah Francis and shot by Ed Hubert, the project draws inspiration from Deller-Yee’s studio practice, focusing on the body as a medium to create visually disruptive storytelling that redefines the concept of art in movement. Reinterpreting Deller-Yee's artistic practice through empowered female movement, it also aims to establish a dialogue between two forms of movement – through the body and mark making.
Featuring Nike’s Well Collective Trainer and Muay Thai athlete, along with Deller-Yee’s very own sister Jill Celina Kanani, a model, yogi and Pilates-based mover, the film delves into the raw, unfiltered expressions of the human body in motion.
Courtesy of Nike / Photography Sam Khoury
While moving with paint, sequences range from softer warm-ups to intense high kicks and punches, highlighting dynamic strength and the following moments of recovery. Kanani brings a poised and controlled energy, with her pilates-inspired movements which emphasise form, stretch, and rotational dynamics, creating smaller, intricate marks that fill the space.