Music and sound both ground me in reality and help me travel to unknown places; a transcendence that occurs within my body and mind. This project is a collection of images that represent different pieces of my inner-self, collaged and superimposed onto vinyl album covers. These visual creations highlight elements of my life that are driven by emotion and feeling.
I have always found myself connected to album art and wanted to create images that embody a specific tone and capture the storyline of an album. Each album cover in this project is a group of images digitally manipulated to simultaneously create an overstimulating viewing experience. These pieces reflect aspects of my identity that I’m aware of but have never truly taken the time to see or process. By physically printing these images on the covers of old vinyl records, I repurpose the visual sound of the ‘70s, an era that I have always been unintentionally drawn to, and rehash past feelings of nostalgia and tangibility. To accompany these album covers, I have also reimagined the inner contents of these records with memories that associate with the title of each piece. Each of these creations has helped me obtain the knowledge and awareness to continue on my journey of self-realization.
