björk cornucopia the book - 0fr.

Size : 220 x 300 mm

softcover

313 colour images + 16 pages booklet

color, black and white

Designed by M/M Paris

We are proud to announce the release of 『Cornucopia: The Book』

This book is a document of my five-year tour,

Cornucopia, consisting of images captured by photographer Santiago Felipe, and designed by M/M Paris.

Before this tour, I had spent a decade working with 360-degree sound and visual software in virtual reality and animation,

creating my first app album Biophilia, and later the VR album Vulnicura.

I was deeply taken with the idea of a fully immersive experience, spending a spring in an Icelandic lighthouse spreading Utopia into full surround speakers.

My intention was to bring what I had created for 21st-century VR into the 19th-century theater, transitioning from headset to stage.

This vision was brought to life by 27 moving curtains that capture various textures and projected visuals on LED screens, resulting in a digital animation show that is a contemporary magic lantern for live music. I also wanted to incorporate custom-made instruments such as magnetic harps, alphorns, circular flutes, and a reverberation chamber.

These were specifically made with an audio architect to enhance the most intimate performances in our private chapel.

The narrative has a woven subplot:

a second storyline of an avatar, a modern marionette, alchemically transforming from puppet to puppet, from a state of heartbreak to full healing.

I hope you enjoy it.