wetransfer presents the day i met björk as an internet present and zine
WeTransfer pronounces the day I met Björk, yr exhibition and a free, downloadable zine that includes unseen pictures of Icelandic songwriter Björk, captured by Spike Jonze and curated by designer Humberto Leon. The collection reveals over 25 never-before-seen pictures taken by the American director in the summertime of 1995 at Chateau Marmont within the days main as much as the taking pictures of Björk's seminal music video 'It's Oh So Quiet'. Of the hundreds of pictures taken that day, solely six have been printed, changing into classics within the Björk canon.
all pictures © Spike Jonze
a uncommon glimpse of Spike Jonze's iconic encounter with the singer
The Day I Met Björk was launched on February 15, 2024 at Humberto LeonLA's restaurant and gallery house Rice and enjoyable. The style designer found the outtakes lengthy cherished by of the singer followers whereas serving to Spike Jonze set up his archive. 'Once I got here throughout these pictures at Spike's I knew, as a longtime fan of each his and Björk, that they have been particular and needed to be seen. I bear in mind being a child in school and seeing the originals in Detour, they have been immediately iconic to me. It's an honor to assist carry these pictures out of the archives for followers in all places to see for the primary time. Leon acts.
The Day I Met Björk, introduced by WeTransfer and curated by Humberto Leon
We switchThe Day I Met Björk's help is certainly one of a collection of collaborations initiated via her artwork platform, WePresent – fostering a way of neighborhood amongst creators by providing her platform as a hub the place they will share content material with their followers. 'The assembly between Spike Jonze and Björk virtually 30 years in the past resulted in an iconic picture and probably the most defining music movies of the 90s. The truth that we will now revisit that assembly and share never-before-seen footage with individuals from everywhere in the world is so thrilling. feedback Holly Fraser, VP, Content material at WeTransfer. To carry the photographs to followers world wide, a restricted version commemorative zine that includes never-before-seen contact sheets and a dialog between Jonze and Leon is out there to obtain now globally at no cost right here. Restricted bodily copies can be found on the present.
25 beforehand unseen pictures taken by Spike Jonze in the summertime of 1995 at Chateau Marmont
reenacting the assembly of an iconic duo
The Day I Met Björk can also be out there as an internet zine