“Growing up German-Nigerian, I’ve always felt like I existed in a liminal space, somewhere in between,” says London-based illustrator and designer SandyChristIllustration. “There’s a pressure – less so in a city like this, that’s why I’m here – to neatly fit into a pre-shaped box so others can comprehend you. I think that’s why I’ve become interested in ambiguity and the capacity to sit with something that doesn’t resolve, something that stays astride.” Whether it’s across album covers, editorials or event visuals, Sandy’s illustrative style often resists a search for clarity by shifting her subjects slightly out of focus. From soft Riso-looking food illustrations to ethereal artworks that make records look more like portals to far away worlds, the illustrator’s fuzzy, tactile and layered mark-making reveals a fascination for the “things that initially feel beyond comprehension” to us. In a visual world of her own she explores subjects like: “multi-heritage identity, music, surrealism...