I am Imanuela Stawski, also known as Oh Imanuela. I create music and video.
Born in Tel Aviv, Israel (1997), I am currently based in London, UK, where I live and create.
I hold two MFA degrees in Experimental Filmmaking and Performance Design. My work spans music, directing, and video editing. I have a deep passion for using found archival footage, Super 8/16mm film, costume design, set creation, and prop making.
I have toured both solo and with my band across Tel Aviv, Italy, New York, and London.
My latest album, Cease (2022), was fully designed by me and printed on Riso. It is available on vinyl!
Each piece I present here reflects my love for bold colors and intricate handmade costumes—blending creativity, music, and film into a singular vision.
Cease Oh by Imanuela
MUSIC VIDEOS
Press:
work in Progress
Image taken from a music video made for the musical duo: Les Biologistes Marins. The concept of warmth and coldness fitted well with the duo's water based recordings they create sonically with their music.
VIDEO MAKING
Dress in a Mess (2020)
captivating short film that delves into the complex relationship between the wearer and the dress. The box-like shape of the garment, measuring 1.5MT, amplifies the feeling of being caged. Filmed by Lilia Strojek and edited by Oh Imanuela, this film is a collaborative effort with Ronni Winkler, Itiya Stawki, and Eva Maria Yakubov. Influenced by Chantal Akerman – Saute ma ville, 1968.
The Blessing and The Curse (2021)
I experimented with the distortion of figurative shapes into abstract ones; the manipulation seems to make the shapes have different capabilities as they would have had originally.
By projecting light on the preformer I’ve manipulated shadows, thus referencing power relations. Painting the performer’s body , created a shapeless figure, using strong colours and the changing shapes might resemble ones’ constant changing emotions, feeling. I relate it to my interest in Eros and Thanatos, as the two basic tensions of being a being. The title of the film depicts my conflict within of the agency and burden of my experience of holding a gun
“which I did not need and did not want”.
