Everything’s Dark –
Heliopause
(2023)
(Personal)
Everything’s Dark
Artist
Year
2023
Art Direction, Music Videos, Photography, Artwork, Identity Design
Services
For the release of its second EP, I created a comprehensive campaign for my deep house/ambient techno project, Everything's Dark. The Heliopause EP explored themes of space, escapism, and the Voyager space missions. My challenge was to weave these concepts into a cohesive visual narrative for each deliverable.
The result is a sprawling two-part narrative music video, press portraits, minimalist artworks, an identity design system for the EP's release concert, and merchandise designs.
Part 1: Heliosphere
The centerpiece of the campaign was a two-part narrative music video.
Part 2: Pale Blue Dot
Storyline
The storyline circles around the topic of escapism and space travel, following the journey of an astronaut and a young man.
Color
The two storylines are distinguished by the use of color versus black and white. The blue and grey hues mirror those found in the artworks of the singles and EP.
Artworks
The artworks abstract the Golden Record—a phonograph carried by the Voyager space missions. The graphics for each single are all part of the EP's overall artwork.
The project included creating some merchandise and identity design for the release concert.
Credits
Creative Team
Artist
Everything’s Dark
Art Director
Simon Carl Köber
Photographer
Simon Carl Köber
Music Videos
Starring
Frithjof Rave
Station Workers
Conrad Böhme
Moira Hanel
Person on the Bench
Isabella Collie-Cousins
Ed Double
Gregor Reinhold
Written & Directed by
Simon Carl Köber
Production Design
Kim Josephine Schölch
Director of Photography
Simon Carl Köber
Astronaut Suit
Nele Schiller
Make-Up & Hair
Mia Kersten
Production Manager
Diana Kostenko
Set Production Assistant
Isabella Collie-Cousins
Art Production Assistant
Hannah Adam
Logistics & Catering
Conrad Böhme
1st Assistant Camera
Moira Hanel
2nd Assistant Camera
Hannah Adam
Additional Camera Operator
Moira Hanel