BJORK DIGITAL

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  • Musician Bjork created an immersive virtual reality exhibition which has been held by several venues, including Somerset House in 2016
  • Bjork has always been known to push boundaries and this exhibition did exactly that, it brought together music, design and technology
  • The exhibition is based around the immersive film for her song Black Lake directed by Andrew Thomas Huang, where the audience experienced panoramic visuals surrounding them as well as the song playing
  • Huang also collaborated with Bjork on Stonemilker VR, project attributed to the first track from her Vulnicure album
  • The windswept beach featured in the VR is viewable in full 360- degree VR, making the viewer experiences a one- to- one recital
  • Jesse Kanda directed Mouthmantra VR, which was an intense capture of the inside of Bjork's mouth during her singing the song
  • This looked alien of sorts and not human 
  • Warren Du Perez and Nick Thornton Jones directed the VR for Notget where, Bjork is presented as a giant digital moth, using masks designed by James Merry and digital manipulation
"It’s fair to say that no other musician is as embracing of technology’s intersection with visual art as Bjork...The exhibition is billed to defy categorisation, mixing performance, film, digital installation and interactive experience."- Dazed
  • The exhibition included an educational space that shows apps by Bjork herself and custom- made instruments from Biophilia, the app explores music, nature and technology
  • An extensive video of Bjork's 24- year career and collaborations was screened alongside the exhibition 
  • "Björk believes that by offering a private theatrical experience, VR provides a unique way to connect with her audiences".
"technology is enabling women to work outside the already formed hierarchical systems"- Bjork



A couple of comments made by people who went to the exhibition.














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