Music

Consisting of 5 songs, 'Broken Open' is an audio-visual EP project about radical vulnerability, carried anger, and playful openness. 

Each song encapsulates a different nuanced feeling or experience. In her songs, Finya explores the absolute edge of what is okay to say about yourself, and what you're going through. How much of what we think is acceptable to verbalise?

Music often can feel slightly abstract to Finya, as it's not a physical thing. Craving some physical manifestation of the EP, she created two different CD casings.

One, a simple CD sleeve. It's made out of sturdy paper, and lists all the artists behind the EP on the back. Everything in both of these CD casings was handmade, up until burning her own CD's, and printing the stickers that go on them. This way, she could make exactly as many as she will ever need, and not waste materials.

The second casing was a handmade lyric CD book. It was bound with a open back, with a visible French link stitch. The outside art are scans of an acrylic drip art series Finya did. The 'Broken Open" text in the front was laser cut into the Efalin used for the cover, so the white paper glued to the greyboard underneath is visible. In the inside of the front of the book is a slit in pocket, where the CD sits. Then, all five songs get their own spread, with the lyrics listed. The artists behind the EP are named in the book as well.

You can buy the CD here, or pre-order a bookbound version here!

Each song off of Broken Open was also accompanied by its own lyric video. The video's mirror the feelings behind, and the atmosphere of the songs. You can view these on Finya's youtube channel, or down below.