Kate Dolan explores the sense of touch in her heartwarming promo for Irish band Pillow Queens' Handsome Wife. 

Created in lockdown, Dolan sent out a brief inviting real people to capture the previously insignificant ways we touch each other, and received a variety of authentic, upbeat footage.  

From couples young and old, to newborn babies and our pets, the visual embodies one of our most powerful and important senses, and celebrates our human instinct to show affection and empathise with our friends and family. 

Vibrant and spirited, the footage is treated with a nostalgic wash of saturated colour, helping to tie in each of the different setups and create a seamless project that packs an emotional punch. 

PILLOW QUEENS:

"Handsome Wife begins with a glimpse into an emotional homecoming, one that intensifies and romanticises the seemingly insignificant. Throughout, the mundane but tender moments are held up and deified, paying reverence to the ease in which a love can thrive outside the realms of tradition.

"The song continuously references structures and rituals that were once out of reach, but are now within our grasp. In spite of this Handsome Wife affirms that they pale in comparison to the communities we’ve built ourselves."