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The album artwork features you on a horse in Antwerp’s theater square. What inspired this concept?

“Brilliant” is an homage to the skater kids at the Theaterplein in Antwerp. The “Wild Horses of the City” I nicknamed them in a poem at some point. On the other hand, you have the saying “Falling off your high horse”. Having to return back to my hometown after the summer of 2021, after living in Antwerp—less a fall from grace, and more of a reckoning with life’s responsibilities.

For the visual aspect, you worked a lot with Maurice Luijten, using a blurry filter. Is there more to that stylistic choice? 

The visuals emerged from my collaboration with visual artist and stylist Charlotte Foley as Creative Director and Maurice Luijten as editor, with Max Van Raamsdonk as the cameraman, all sharing co-directing responsibilities. Inspired by ordinary and unconventional themes, the project reflects the essence of my visual language…

The distinctive use of “blur” or any distortion in the visuals was practical or editing. It can be traced back to specific inspiration, drawing insights from the video essay “Analysis of Andrei Tarkovsky’s ‘Ivan’s Childhood’” and Charlotte’s master film. This concept materialized in the idea of a camera navigating through the mist, following Charlotte’s ‘tracing paper’ technique, interspersed with images of those spaces. The blur is like “forget me nots”, capturing the enduring essence of persistent longing. At times unsettling; a sentiment that permeates the entire record.

You translated your music into live versions with a supporting band for upcoming shows. How was that process?

A challenging journey shaped by closed tryouts with the production team, label, bookers, friends, and fellow musicians. Achieving the impossible through kindness and hard work.

What can we hope for you in 2024?

Sold-out shows! Sold-out shows! Sold-out shows!

Porcelain Id’s debut album ‘Bibi:1’ is out on all platforms. On 21 April, Porcelain Id will perform at the Ancienne Belgique.