Lasse Hoile (born 1973 in Aarhus, Denmark) is an artist, photographer and film-maker best known for his collaborations with musician Steven Wilson and his projects Porcupine Tree and Blackfield. Hoile has directed videos and created a number of album sleeves, visuals and band photography for Porcupine Tree since the release of In Absentia in 2002. In 2005, he directed the recording of Porcupine Tree's first live performance DVD, Arriving Somewhere..., which took place at Park West, Chicago. He is influenced by melancholic music, Francis Bacon, David Lynch, and Andrei Tarkovsky