Music, Art and Design are my conscious and subconscious influences and have been throughout my entire life. The all-consuming power of music affects me, it moves me and it has the ability to alter my state of mind.
From the days of singing along to the Rolling Stones in back of Dad’s car, to playing ‘Eclipse’ by Pink Floyd on repeat in the attempt to understand my late brother’s mental struggles, music has been there and held my hand. This book is a visual homage to the songs that have influenced me in one way or another. The book will celebrate the songs that resonate with me on an emotional level, the songs that transport me to a moment in time, the songs that I can listen to over and over and not grow tired of, the songs that have left me breathless, and the ones that have made me cry.
Music is a unifying medium, a force that transcends nationality, race, and culture. While my project is deeply personal, the songs I have chosen are shared and understood by millions of people all over the world. My hope and expectation is that the chosen tracks resonate with my audience in unique ways. Through my book I hope to connect with its reader emotionally, with a mutual understanding and comprehension of how music touches us as humans.
Combining my passion for composition, curation & publication design, I will create a refined A5 hard-cover art book. Through a series of collages, I will visually represent how these songs make me feel, what they evoke from my memories and the mood they project on me as a listener. To create a more immersive experience, a playlist of each track will be available through a link as a prelude to the book so people can immerse themselves within the music and visualize the songs from my eyes. A visual translation of me and my mind's interpretations, as a human being and as a creative designer.
In terms of my choice of medium, I have always found collage making incredibly engaging. Collecting vintage Playboy magazines from the 70’s and Astrology pamphlets from the 80’s, there is something about creating and curating something modern and new from a collection of old images that I find really liberating as a creative.