A fresh concept for the classic Bright Eyes album, with a photo shoot featuring a suspended orange and hand painted backdrop. This concept embodies the off-kilter, more-than-meets-the-eye nature of the album. 

The suspended orange takes inspiration from the paintings of René Magritte and the song “Bowl of Oranges.” The back of the album features a roughly painted star shape, in part inspired by imagery in the album as well as the rough-and-ready style of recording often heard on Bright Eyes records.

The bowl is a hand thrown ceramic bowl (not made by me) that was shattered (by me) and repaired (by me) using the kintsugi method, using resin and gold pigment.

concept work

Behind the scenes…