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Palimpsest
Categories: Creative Direction, Branding, Photo Manipulation, Typography
Dissemination: Best in Visual Design, Western Canadian Music Awards, 2017; Shortlist for Album Art of the Year, Juno Awards, 2018
Palimpsest is a raw and unguarded reflection of Foon Yap’s tumultuous journey to self-discovery through her painful past. It navigates her sheltered Chinese-Catholic heritage and the intense classical music training of her childhood.
I wanted to explore visual concepts of how our past can haunt us but make us the strong people who we are today. I worked closely with Foon to be creative this album’s visual identity that deeply reflected her personal journey and that can resonate with others.
"FOONYAP’s latest album is a raw and unguarded reflection of her tumultuous journey to self-discovery through her painful past. A hauntingly beautiful blend of folk and electronic that incorporates her Chinese heritage, each song captures various components of her past and present realities, be it through dark soundscapes that mirror anxious longing, or powerful electronic rifts that reflect painful life transitions.”
Apropos
"FOONYAP releases 'Apropos', a four-track remix EP featuring 'Palimpsest' reworks by Woulg, monochrome rainbow, An Ant And An Atom, and Tomas Morante. With dark and dreamlike interpretations of THE FUN MACHINE, Woolf and Plath, and Mourning Coup, Apropos explores gentle ambient paths, craggy glitch peaks, and dense drone valleys, inverting 'Palimpsest's dark and introspective universe.”