Ever Vivid — States of Being
September 2021
Artwork for a double vinyl album in gloss finish gatefold sleeve on Exalt Records.
The first time I listened to this album, before it even had a title, the music gave me images of something broken or smashed. When I found out it was to be called States of Being that idea made even more sense.
![Front cover](/media/2438/exalt-002-v2-1n.jpg)
![Back cover](/media/2439/exalt-002-v2-2.jpg)
I explored imagery around the broken theme and this library image of broken glass gave me the idea to put a person at the centre of it. The fracture lines radiating out from the figure, a suitable metaphor for the music and album concept. Centre labels are dark for the A/B vinyl and light for C/D to reflect the light and shade of life's ups and downs.
![Cover with vinyl](/media/2428/exalt-002-v2-3.jpg)
![Cover](/media/2429/exalt-002-v2-4.jpg)
![Spine close-up](/media/2430/exalt-002-v2-5.jpg)
![Back cover detail](/media/2431/exalt-002-v2-6.jpg)
![Front and back cover gatefold](/media/2440/exalt-002-v2-13n.jpg)
Gloss finish gatefold sleeve
![Inside gatefold](/media/2442/exalt-002-v2-7n.jpg)
The inner gatefold image is an obscured ghostly figure in a dilapidated hallway
![Inner gatefold close-up](/media/2445/exalt-002-v2-9nn.jpg)
![Side A label](/media/2435/exalt-002-v2-10.jpg)
The single colour labels continue the broken glass theme, sides A/B are dark and C/D are light
![Side C label](/media/2436/exalt-002-v2-11.jpg)
![Side B and D labels](/media/2437/exalt-002-v2-12.jpg)
Sides B and D with the track listing
![Group shot](/media/2443/exalt-002-v2-14.jpg)
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