Between 2023 and 2024, I had the pleasure of working with musician AKINOLA on the artwork for his single "Repel". We shot all of the assets in an afternoon, then collaborated on the direction, culminating in the cover art and promotional materials below.
Working with the talented photography Michael Cattini, I directed AKINOLA on the shoot. The concept for the single was about an ex-love, but I was given full creative freedom in how we wanted to communicate the song's content visually. At the time, the working title for the song was 'Drill My Heart'.
After the shoot, I came up with some initial concepts. A range of diverging ideas. AKINOLA and I found a good working relationship where I would show a range of ideas, and he would let me know what speaks to him. Then I would go back and work off of that feedback. After a few rounds of review, we finalised the artwork above.
