gemma ylana
gemma ylana (formerly Gemma Navarrete) is an emerging Chilean/Italian Australian artist hailing from Western Sydney. She succeeds Ghanaian Australian musician FRIDAY* as the final Generations Fellow for 2025. Here we follow ylana’s musical journey through the six months of her creative fellowship – from filming her video ‘mirror’ to bringing her concept EP The Horrors Of to life.
‘The vibe for the past few months has been inspiring, intense and creatively rewarding.’
June
With the funding from the fellowship, I’m undertaking my most ambitious project yet – a concept EP titled The Horrors Of. The EP is an exploration of self, delving deeper into the horrors of certain emotions: jealousy, insecurity, holding onto a lingering grudge.
In early June, I go on a writing trip to Melbourne and within a week have created the three singles for my EP! I’ve heard from fellow creatives that making music outside your usual comfort zone is a good idea, and I wholeheartedly agree after this trip.
July
I’ve been plotting and scheming unique visual concepts to accompany the EP and to bring the songs to life with a visual storyline. Everything is in the planning stage – visuals, music, styling, concepts – and I’m excited to put it all into motion very soon.
