Elsiane Hybrid

Krista Bursey 
Mend Series, 2006

Oil on Canvas
3' x 4' & Five Canvases of 12" × 12" 
Courtesy of Elsiane

The band Elsiane released their first album Hybrid in 2007. The painting Mend (conceived by MTAF, painted by Krista Bursey) was chosen as the cover, an icon that came to represent the contortion in Elsieanne Caplette’s estranged voice. This image at first glance can also resemble a strange organ, like something you would find inside the body. It has dualistic qualities both being inside and outside, male and female.

At first glance, the image evokes a strange, organic form—resembling an internal organ, something both intimate and unfamiliar. It holds a duality: inside and outside, masculine and feminine, human and other.

The entire art direction for Hybrid emerged from Mend, unfolding into a series of paintings featured within the CD, as well as the costume design and live visual projections.

See the Art Direction section for a deeper glimpse into the Hybrid world