The book's announcement comes after news of a 'Cornucopia' film Björk has announced a new book that will document and chronicle her five-year ‘Cornucopia’ tour – find out more below. READ MORE: Björk: “First you create a universe with sound, then you move into it” Cornucopia: The Book serves as a physical commemoration of the artist’s boundary-breaking ‘Cornucopia’ tour that morphed through multiple iterations over the last five years. The book is due for release on November 15 – pre-orders are available now .
The book is 480 pages long and will include over 300 images from photographer Santiago Felipe. Björk (Photo by Santiago Felipe/Redferns for ABA) Björk wrote of Cornucopia: The Book on social media: “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.” She continued: “This vision was realized with 27 moving curtains that captured projections on different textures and LED screens, creating a digitally animated show: a modern lanterna magica for live music. I also wanted to feature bespoke instrume.