Björk announces new 480-page book documenting “ambitious” live tour
‘Cornucopia: The Book’ features over 300 images and projections from musical and visual artists
Björk has announced the release of a brand new book documenting her 'Cornucopia' tour, an “ambitious” project spanning five years.
Cornucopia: The Book features 313 images across 480 pages, including imagery from 'Cornucopia' director Tobias Gremmler as well as projections from musical and visual artists.
“I’m proud to announce the release of Cornucopia: The Book,” Björk says. “This book documents my five-year tour, 'Cornucopia', designed by M/M Paris, with images shot by photographer Santiago Felipe.”
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The book is set to be printed on a softcover with “flaps, sewn sections, printed in HUV-offset and fluorescent colours on hi-gloss paper with gloss varnish”, and also includes a 16-page booklet.
Björk explains: “Before this tour, I spent a decade working with 360-degree sound and visual software in virtual reality and animation, creating ‘Biophilia’, the first app album, and later ‘Vulnicura’ as a VR album.”
“I was deeply inspired by the idea of a fully-immersive experience, spending a spring in an Icelandic lighthouse, spreading ‘Utopia’ into fully surround speakers. My intention was to bring what we had created for 21st-century VR into a 19th-century theatre—taking it from the headset to the stage.”
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The 'Cornucopia' tour began in 2019, and spanned five years until its finale in December 2023. The show saw Björk awarded with a Best Live Performer accolade in 2023 by The Association of Independent Music (AIM).
“Throughout this tale, there is a subplot woven in: a second story of an avatar - a modern marionette who alchemically mutates, from puppet to puppet, from the injury of a heart wound to a fully healed state,” Björk says. “I hope you enjoy it.”
Cornucopia: The Book is out on November 15. Pre-order the book here, and check out some mock-up photos below.
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