a note from björk: “i was myself in this choir when i was 16 and i think every single icelandic musician you have ever heard of was brought up and musically baptised by this miraculous woman . þorgerður is a legend in iceland and has guarded optimism and the light in the tumultuous times that teenagedom is . she has also encouraged and commissioned dozens of choir music from all of icelands most prominant composers for half a century or so .” the hamrahlid choir’s album ‘come and be joyful’ is available now for pre-order @onelittleindierecords in the link in bio the choir and it’s original conductor þorgerður ingólfsdóttir played a part in the cornucopia tour and the album contains the songs they performed as an opening of the show

i proudly share with you here photos and some words from me and arca , whom i had one of the most magical musical collaboration of my life with... we had shied away from capturing this in an image , somehow crystallising it into a still was scary , unsurmountable to try to capture how it felt like in our hearts . but i think the magnificent mert and marcus mastered it wonderfully , especially because a certain virus ensured that we did it from 3 different countries . we overcame the harness of distance and i hope some of our spirit is there busily communicating with you .....⁣ ⁣ love and ⁣ ⁣ warmthness⁣ ⁣ björk —————— Special thank you to @vidarlogi and @james.t.merry Text @frankie__dunn⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Photography @mertalas & @macpiggott⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Styling (Arca) @aikamoshita⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Styling (Björk) @eddagud⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Editor in Chief and Creative Director @alastairmckimm⁣⁣⁠⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Creative Direction, Art Direction and Editorial Design @LauraGenninger @Studio191ny⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Hair and make-up (Arca) @mr.davidlopez at Esther Almansa using Fenty beauty.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Hair (Björk) @johnvialhair and on set styling @katasif using KEVIN.MURPHY.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Make-up (Björk) @sunnabjorkmakeup using Pat Mcgrath Labs Mothership VI. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Nail technician (Björk) Lyn Nguyen.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Executive Production by Leonard Cuinet at @aprilproductionltd.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Production (Arca) @mamma_team. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Production (Bjork) @vidarlogi.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Casting director @samuel_ellis for DMCASTING. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Björk wears earring (worn as headpiece) @schiaparelli. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Nosepiece @james.t.merry. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Dress @maisonvalentino Haute Couture. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ 3D Nails @eichimatsunaga and @tomonyan55.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Gold flower 3D nails by @sojinails Arca wears tights stylist’s studio. Thong @elissapoppy. Latex thong model’s own.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣

the final of the three wearable mask filters is released today! utopia silicone is the last filter made by björk’s creative collaborator @james.t.merry in celebration of #Björkdigital @ccbbbh ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ {you can find it on björks instagram filter page next to tagged photos} ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ filter icon by @robso__

Following on from last week’s announcement that the Icelandic government has re-imposed tougher restrictions on gatherings due to COVID-19, the decision has been made to move the first three dates of the Björk Orkestral concert series The new dates are rescheduled as below: August 29th - 17:00 GMT: Björk with 15 piece chamber ensemble from Iceland Symphony Orchestra & conductor Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason September 13th - 17:00 GMT: Björk with brass from the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, flute septet Viibra, harpist Katie Buckley & pianist Jónas Sen September 19th - 17:00 GMT: Björk with Hamrahlið Choir & conductor Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir September 28th - 20:00 GMT: Björk with strings from Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, harpist Katie Buckley & conductor Bjarni Frímann Bjarnason In order to ensure that fans around the world can experience the concerts at their own convenience, each performance will be streamed live, and then re-broadcast twice at the below times: UK & EU (except for Sept 28th): 5pm GMT / 6pm BST / 7pm CET [streamed live] North & South America: 7pm PT / 10pm ET Australia & Asia: 8pm AEST All tickets for the original shows remain valid for their corresponding date, however if the new date is not convenient for ticket holders, refunds can be claimed by e-mailing [email protected] or [email protected] Tickets available in the link in bio

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final date added to the björk orkestral @ reykjavík’s harpa hall : 29th august 2020⁣ ⁣ thank you so much ! we have now sold out the tickets to the first three reykjavik shows and tickets to the fourth date will be available from friday ⁣ ⁣ each performance will also be streamed as a ticketed one-off live event, showcasing different arrangements from björk’s archive and honouring the 100 plus icelandic musicians who have worked with björk across her career⁣ ⁣ {ticket link in bio}

kæru íslendingar⁣ ⁣ mig langar til að bjóða ykkur upp á tónleika ⁣ ⁣ mig langar til að fagna þess að við erum komin út úr alla vega fyrsta stigi kórónu-faraldursins ⁣ og halda upp á hversu mörgum íslenskum tónlistarmönnum ég hef unnið með í gegnum tíðina ⁣ ⁣ ég tók næstum allar plöturnar mínar með hljóðfæraleikurum héðanfrá⁣ ⁣ homogenic með íslenskum strengjaoktett⁣ medúllu með schola cantorum , íslenskum blönduðum kór⁣ voltu með 10 brass-stelpum sem ég fann um allt land og þær síðan formuðu wonderbrass⁣ bíófílíu með langholtskirkju kvennakór graduale nobili ⁣ vúlnikúru með 15 manna strengjasveit ⁣ útópíu með 12 flautuleikurum sem síðan stofnuðu flautuseptettinn viibra⁣ kornukópíu með hamrahlíðarkór stjórnuðum af þorgerði ingólfsdóttur⁣ svo spiluðum við öll á tónleikum þvers og kurs um kringum hnöttinn ⁣ ⁣ samtals eru þetta yfir hundrað manns !!⁣ ⁣ mig langar til að halda helgar tónleika í hörpu í ágúst⁣ þeir verða "unplugged" eða án slagverks og eletróníku ⁣ með sinfóníu hljómsveit íslands og fleiri gestum ⁣ ⁣ mitt innleg til feminisma verður að monta mig yfir því að langflestar útsetningarnar eru eftir mig ⁣ þetta er því miður eitthvað sem er of oft horft framhjá hjá konum ⁣ fyrirgefið að troða þessu inn⁣ eða ekki ... ? ⁣ ⁣ tónleikarnir verða klukkan 5 og fólki boðið upp á veitingar eftir tónleikana til styrktar kvennaathvarfsins⁣ ⁣ mig langar til að fagna því sem við höfum hér á íslandi , án umgjarðar . þakka öllu þessu ótrúlegu tónlistarfólki og tónlistarhöll sem við eigum . ⁣ vírusinn hefur kennt okkur öllum að við höfum nóg . og að við verðum að hjálpa til þar sem við getum . og @blacklivesmatter hefur minnt okkur harkalega á að líta í eiginn barm hvað varðar rasisma og virðingu , skilning og meiri aðstoð við flóttamenn sem koma hingað ⁣ ⁣ ég hlakka til að sjá ykkur ⁣ ⁣ mikil ást ⁣ ⁣ birkið

@arca1000000 KiCk i is out today ! & i am so incredibly honoured to tell you that i am singing on it⁣ ⁣ in the spirit of our collaborations , i decided so sing this beautiful poem by antonio machado⁣ ⁣ Anoche cuando dormía ⁣ soñé, ¡bendita ilusión!, ⁣ que una colmena tenía ⁣ dentro de mi corazón; ⁣ y las doradas abejas ⁣ iban fabricando en él, ⁣ con las amarguras viejas ⁣ blanca cera y dulce miel.⁣ ⁣ in translation by Robert Bly :⁣ ⁣ Last night, as I was sleeping,⁣ I dreamt – marvellous error! –⁣ that I had a beehive⁣ here inside my heart.⁣ And the golden bees⁣ were making white combs⁣ and sweet honey⁣ from all my old failures.

today at 6pm gmt björk’s instagram live will be hosting a conversation between @chanelbjork & @dianabreckmann to discuss racism in iceland and how the BLM movement has had an impact here too — #amplify #blacklivesmatter

here is a list of organisations that the One Little Indian & Björk team have been donating to over the last week. we have provided quick links to all of these in the link in bio, if you would like to join us 🖤 #blacklivesmatter

sjáumst á austurvelli. (support & donations links in bio)

dearestest of concert lovers here i am , in iceland , all safe from them viruses but unable to travel to you this summer i hope sincerely you are safe too i look around and this corona has strangely given each of us tasks some to stay still some more , centre ourselves better some to focus on family , some to become better chefs or cleaners and the collective earth to pollute less need less moveless and as clearly as india can see the himalayas i announce that my concerts in the summer have been moved back a year i hope you understand and looking forward to seeing you reborn warmth björk