"The Sapphic Evil Within” is one of many pieces in Alixir’s classic “Aesthetic Psychedelic Horror” style, with the opening scene taking reference from “The Wicker Man” (1973) as Seargent Howie approaches Lord Summerisle’s castle in the summer sunshine. The daylight setting intends to further exaggerate the unnerving feeling within the viewer; subconsciously we are aware the video piece is a horror through the offkey tones of the hell’s choir singing, while the images we are seeing are pleasant to the eye. The church pieces for both the interior and exterior were colour graded with a pallet that presents a seductive evil, with an abundant green of Eden adjacent to a deliciously evil purple of the underworld.  

The central storyline of the piece plays on the sin of homosexuality within the bible; depicting Eve’s temptation in the Garden of Eden by being seduced by the sapphic serpent.  

The lighting on both characters is split into two colours to represent that no one is completely good nor evil. Eve’s colouring reflects her presence in the Garden of Eden through a vivid green, showing her naive and young nature. While her right side is saturated in a bright red in representation of the fruits that tempt her.  

The serpent's lighting is in deliberate contrast to the rest of the piece which is predominantly green, red and purple. With the electric blue highlighting the left side of the face the viewer is immediately energised subconsciously. This is in reflection of the power the serpent held, presenting to Eve an entirely new world full of possibilities further than the Garden she knew. While the pink lighting brings sensuality through its soft tone in an otherwise bold piece, providing a divine female energy.