For this project I chose to explore and recreate what I believe this album cover adds to the album with yet another body of work that has inspired and moved me for a very long time now. God Help The Girl’s self-titled album (released in 2009) is a project created by Stuart Murdoch (lead vocalist and lyricist for the band Belle and Sebastian). Each song on the record is performed by and about girls living in a city that follow a specific storyline. The album is one that I found a lot of comfort in when I just moved to New York and one that I still find myself listening to quite frequently while walking around in the city. The lyrics are human, touching and playful in a way that I find rings true to the now.

The figures depicted in the 30 by 30 inch canvas each reflect one of the characters in some of my favorite songs off the record. The decision to also include a photographic element to the final image was greatly influenced by the research I did on The Smashing Pumpkins’ cover art and me wanting to take the idea of seamlessly collaging different visuals to another level. There’s also something very special about getting to hold a particular body of music in your hand, be able to physically have it be a part of your life. Hence me wanting to capture the image on the canvas physically collaged and integrated into the real world.