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Björk Digital at Somerset House

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Time 11:00
Date 01/09/16
Price £15
  • Produced by Somerset House
  • Price £15, £12.50 concessions
  • Get ready for an Icelandic virtual reality extravaganza
  • Bring along fans of the surreal and baroque visuals of Bjork's work
  • Surf to Somerset House
  • See you at Somerset House

An immersive virtual reality exhibition of works from Björk's collaborations with digital and video artists.

The exhibition at Somerset House invites visitors to engage with Björk through the latest in virtual reality technology.

The exhibition will include Black Lake, Björk’s groundbreaking immersive film commissioned by MoMA where the audience is treated to panoramic visuals and enveloped by cutting edge surround-sound. Filmed in the highlands of Iceland, the work was directed by the Los Angeles-based filmmaker Andrew Thomas Huang. Huang also collaborated with Björk on Stonemilker VR, a project that transports the viewer to a private performance of the first track from Björk’s critically acclaimed Vulnicura album, shot on location on a remote beach in Iceland and viewable in full 360-degree VR.

In Mouthmantra VR, Björk worked with director Jesse Kanda to capture footage from inside her mouth whilst she sings the title track. Meanwhile, Notget VR, directed by Warren Du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones, presents Björk as a digital moth giantess transformed by stunning masks created by artist James Merry.

As part of the European premiere of Björk Digital, Björk will hold two special concert performances in London in September. These are her only UK shows this year and her first since her acclaimed sold out Biophilia show in 2013.

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