formaldehyde begins with a mortal body hypnotized by fantasies of material preservation. In a soundscape of sparkling commercials, the body is seduced and disciplined by materials that resist decay - nail polish, Botox, embalming, competition dance. As the body processes each encounter, it contends with the inevitable decay of flesh, ultimately arriving at a plea for eternally preserved death. This state, inherently untenable, cracks at its edges as the body is consumed and alchemized by rot and fungi - offering a re-entry into a different eternity.