{"product_id":"elsiane","title":"Art Direction for Hybrid (Elsiane’s debut album)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"113\"\u003eKrista Bursey featured in MTAF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eArt Direction for Hybrid (\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eElsiane’s debut album)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMend\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3' x 4'\u003cbr\u003eOil on Canvas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e5 Original Paintings for Hybrid Album\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6\" x 6\"\u003cbr\u003eOil on Canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eCourtesy of Elsiane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHybrid Digipack foldable CD insert\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGraphic design featuring 5 original paintings for Hybrid Album\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eVaporous Single CD \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGraphic design featuring \u003cem\u003eMend\u003c\/em\u003e painting\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eHybrid Live Show Visuals:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eUnderhelped\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eDigital Collage\u003cbr\u003e11\" x 8\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eMend (to Fix, to Repair)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eChoreography and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDance performance by Leah Archambault\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eBend Will\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eChoreography and \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDance performance by Leah Archambault\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFinal Escape\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eGlass Sculptural Head with water \u0026amp; ink\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eHybrid\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePencil on Paper\u003cbr\u003e2' x 3'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCourtesy of Elsiane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e5 Original Paintings for Hybrid Album\u003cbr\u003e6\" x 6\"\u003cbr\u003eOil on Canvas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e Courtesy of Elsiane\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003eIn editing collaboration with Fred Casia, 2007\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eMake-up \u0026amp; Garment for Live Show Performance and Editorial Marketing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eLeather Floral Garment and Hair by Cam Patey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"96\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"134\" data-end=\"194\"\u003e2007\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"196\" data-end=\"452\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMore Than a Friend (MTAF) was a fine art and design studio founded by artists Krista Bursey and Jason Wasserman. Active from 2001 to 2009, MTAF functioned as an experimental platform, merging both artists’ distinct practices into a unified visual language.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"454\" data-end=\"804\"\u003eElsiane is a musical duo composed of Peruvian singer and songwriter Elsieanne Caplette and musician Stéphane Sotto. Formed in 2000, their name merges both identities, reflecting a deeply collaborative approach to creation. Their sound traverses genres—jazz, classical, rock, and electronica—resulting in a layered and emotionally charged sonic world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"806\" data-end=\"1181\"\u003eMTAF led the art direction for the majority of Elsiane’s visual identity for \u003cem data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"891\"\u003eHybrid\u003c\/em\u003e, including concept, graphics, album design, and live performance elements such as projected visuals, costume, and styling. The visual universe originated from the painting \u003cem data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1070\"\u003eMend\u003c\/em\u003e—conceived by MTAF and painted by Krista Bursey—which became the album cover and a central icon of the project.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1458\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1189\"\u003eMend\u003c\/em\u003e embodies the contortion present in Elsieanne Caplette’s estranged and visceral voice. At once organic and ambiguous, the form evokes an internal organ—something intimate yet unfamiliar. It exists in duality: inside and outside, masculine and feminine, human and other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1460\" data-end=\"1569\"\u003eThe works presented here include the CD design and painting series featured in the \u003cem data-start=\"1543\" data-end=\"1551\"\u003eHybrid\u003c\/em\u003e fold-out digipak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1571\" data-end=\"1881\"\u003eFor the live show, the visual direction extended across the entire stage environment. Projection, costume, makeup, and hair were conceived as a single interconnected system. A key challenge was translating still imagery into movement, resulting in a hybrid approach combining live-action footage and animation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1883\" data-end=\"2203\"\u003eIn collaboration with contemporary dancer and choreographer Leah Archambault (also vocalist of U.T.I.), we developed contortion-based performances echoing the physicality of the \u003cem data-start=\"2061\" data-end=\"2067\"\u003eMend\u003c\/em\u003e form. Her choreography—performed in a faceless zentai suit—resulted in striking, visceral visuals for the songs \u003cem data-start=\"2180\" data-end=\"2186\"\u003eMend\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-start=\"2191\" data-end=\"2202\"\u003eBent Will\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2347\"\u003eFor the animated sequences, we collaborated with Fred Casia (Parnell Collective), translating hand-drawn pencil works and paintings into motion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2354\" data-end=\"2574\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WILD WILD WOMB","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46311393919147,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0633\/3340\/0747\/files\/mend_ab94d05c-7d76-461d-b53b-8e13ebd532c1.jpg?v=1775006163","url":"https:\/\/kristabursey.myshopify.com\/products\/elsiane","provider":"WILD WILD WOMB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}