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Bjork has released a 360° virtual reality app to accompany the 360° video of Stonemilker from her latest album, Vulnicura. The app allows users to explore the video through a virtual reality headset.
Bjork released the 360° video to Stonemilker in the summer, which was originally exhibited in New York and London, before becoming available on Youtube. The video explored new realms and possibilities for music videos.
iPhone users can now experience the video with VR headsets with the new app, which is now available on iTunes.
Bjork said that the project was a spontaneous effort created by director Andrew Huang and herself, "this came about as a spontaneous fruit of mine and andrew huang´s collaboration. We found ourselves in Iceland one day with nothing to do and a 360 camera lying about . We discussed its potential for intimacy and Andrew then suggested we take it to the beach where the song was written. It immediately rang true for me as that location has a beautiful 360 panoramic view which matches the cyclical fugue like movement in the song. If the song has a shape it is sort of like a circle that just goes on forever."
Huang said, "Because of the all-seeing nature of this camera, my whole crew and I ducked behind boulders, leaving Bjork alone with the camera, not knowing what we would be ultimately capturing. All I remember is staring at the pearlescent purple seashells beneath my feet throughout the takes listening to her strings reverberating against the wet tidepool rocks, popping my head up occasionally to steal glances of Bjork in her duet with the camera."
You can download the app here.
