Björk and Aleph present “ Nature Manifesto », a sound experience that brings extinct or threatened animals back to life.
Thanks to Björk and artificial intelligence software, you will be able to hear the cries of extinct animals for the first time. The artist announced on the social networks that a new installation at the Center Pompidou in Paris, entitled Nature Manifesto, will present sounds she created with producer Aleph, in association with IRCAM. This sound experience also serves as a preamble to a future collaboration with French and Icelandic environmental activists.
“ We wanted to share their presence in an architecture representing the industrial era, far from naturewrites Björk in a press release. In the veins of the museum's escalator, known as the “caterpillar,” we wanted to remind citizens of the raw vitality of endangered creatures. Even though we constantly travel from one floor to another while listening to this sound piece, we hope that the animal voices build a sonic bridge to the listeners. And in the minds of these animals, with this magical way they have of being sensually aligned with their environment, they become our teachers! Their ghosts remind us that we must improve our primordial vigilance. With young French and Icelandic environmentalists, we therefore set up a campaign which will be launched later. »
Visitors will be able to listen to Björk and Aleph's work, lasting three minutes and 40 seconds, at the Center Pompidou between November 20 and December 9. It is presented as part of the “ biodiversity forum: which culture for which future? »
A longtime environmentalist, Björk recently revealed an upcoming film, Cornucopiaon the occasion of Climate Week; this film traces his recent tour of the same name, which included messages about environmental protection. Last year she released a duet with Rosalía, “ Oral “, to raise funds to protect Iceland's salmon population. In 2015, she spoke out against “ rednecks » that are ruining Iceland's natural beauty during an interview with WECB.
