“INFO”
“The important thing isn't ‘Can you read music?’ It’s ‘Can you hear it? Can you hear the music, Robert?” - Niels Bohr
I Urban Exhibition
Visualisation of a musical identity
Have you ever felt the power of music?
Human mind has always been complex, even with today's scientific technology it is hard to fully determine and explain psycho-activity and emotion. However, through out the years music was able to shine light on a human mind and provoke emotion through sound, being an orchestra composed by Beethoven or a guitarist on the streets of London. Music is a leading part of creative industries, and for artists it is important to build an identity to display to the world, not just their magical ability to evoke emotion with lyrics and sound, but the visualisation of those emotions in a physical and digital media such as album covers and tour posters. Identity and persona for a musical artist is as important, as a brush for a painter, as a knife for a chef, and as a space suit for an astronaut.
With technological progress in the modern world, specifically in the field of expansion and creation of virtual worlds, and enhancing our vision of the mundane world, is it possible to visualise music in those realities, and make it practical for everyday use?
I Idea Visualisation I
I Refraction Test I
I Detail Building I
I Story Behind
Urban Exhibition is a concept album that follows the decay of a city, portraying it as a retro-futuristic, dystopian metropolis. The project explores themes of individualism, the pursuit of success, and escapism from a chaotic, entrapping, and systematic urban environment.
The central triangle shape began as an idea of a snow globe, symbolically containing the city inside—a frozen moment in time, trapped on display for others to observe. As the project developed, this concept evolved into something more dystopian and abstract. The snow globe transformed into an Artifact, and through deeper exploration of the album’s narrative, the idea ultimately culminated in the vision of a Museum.
The album’s visual production was carried out in 3D space using Blender. A three-dimensional model of the object featured on the cover was created to allow complete control over composition and manipulation. The model incorporates multiple buildings, with design elements influenced by post-USSR brutalist architecture, as well as architectural references from Riga, Latvia. Additional inspiration was drawn from sketches reflecting a personal interpretation of retro-futuristic brutalism.
“Urban Exhibition” Final Album Cover
A triangle enclosing a familiar city skyline represents those surrounded by urban landscapes on a daily basis. The pyramid’s sharp contours connote danger — a powerful symbol that echoes one of the world’s greatest wonders, the Pyramids of Giza. This design evokes a sense of entrapment and surveillance, positioning humanity as pawns on a vast countertop, slowly absorbed by the mechanical lifestyle it has created for itself. It reflects the modern working condition — a system that dictates our lives and destinies. The abstract environment and subtle gradients mirror the evolving soundscape of contemporary Hip-Hop, where interludes, samples, and cohesive aesthetics define the modern album. Ultimately, the concept offers a glimpse into a possible future — one where life becomes so mechanical and controlling that we risk losing our identity within the very geometric structures we built to define ourselves. The back cover complements this vision with an array of artifacts, each representing a different urban lifestyle across major cities.
I Museum of Light
“Museum of Light” Final Tour Poster
Concept inspired by “UTOPIA” by Travis Scott (2023)
To support the release of the album, a promotional poster for an upcoming music tour was developed. The tour name, Museum of Light, draws inspiration from one of the tracks on the fictional album — a nod to Travis Scott’s approach of naming his tour Circus Maximus after one of his songs.
The design embraces paradox through its dark tonal palette and moody visual language. This deliberate contradiction transforms darkness into a conceptual device: the musician is surrounded by shadow, illuminated only by the red glow emanating from the stadium — the “museum of light.” It becomes a metaphorical space that exposes the hidden tensions and darker realities of urban life.
The poster’s primary goal was to convey a conceptual reflection of the album’s core themes — highlighting the struggles, systems, and psychological weight of modern city living.
Extensive refinement went into the composition, particularly the placement and balance of typographic elements, ensuring harmony between style and readability. Ultimately, the poster and album design coexist as a unified body of work, consistently expressing the project’s visual and musical identity.
Can you hear the music now?
