Björk outdoes herself and appears dressed in balloons for the eclipse

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Björk outdoes herself and appears dressed in balloons for the eclipse

The total solar eclipse on August 12 had its corresponding rave in Iceland. Echolalia, organized by Björk and Smekkleysa, brought together around 7,000 people on the outskirts of Reykjavik with Arca, among other names, and ended with a DJ set by Björk herself.

According to elDiario.es, who was present at the event, Arca performed in advance with a session that included Afro-Venezuelan rhythms and club electronics. Then came Björk, who played Kelela, Arca, Gnawa music and other African sounds, as well as ‘Jaque’ by Marina Herlop. And he closed, of course, with ‘Berghain’, his collaboration with Rosalía.

But the real news is that Björk has once again surpassed her own history of impossible looks. For her appearance, the Icelander wore a design by Robert Wun that literally turned her into a gigantic creature of white balloons, surpassing even that famous outfit from the cover of ‘Volta’ and many of her recent live looks. Do you remember when she played at Sónar dressed as a mummy? This is another level. elDiario.es describes his entrance onto the stage to the rhythm of Thus Spoke Zarathustra, with the enormous shapes around his body.

@huxley Bjork at the echolalia solar eclipse rave #fyp #bjork #huxley ♬ original sound – Huxley
@oldhamkorine2.0 Björk Echolalia DJ Set Today 🌘🌗🌌🌠☀️ 🤩😍🥰💖💕✨👩🏻🇮🇸❄️🤍🦢 footage from Sean McGirr from Instagram #djset #fyp #echolalia #björk #iceland ♬ original sound – Oldhamkorine 2.0
@oldhamkorine2.0 Björk Echolalia DJ Set Today 🌘🌗🌌🌠☀️ 🤩😍🥰💖💕✨👩🏻🇮🇸❄️🤍🦢 footage from Alexander Skunk from Instagram #djset #fyp #echolalia #björk #iceland ♬ original sound – Oldhamkorine 2.0
@nssmagazine Yesterday afternoon Björk celebrated the full eclipse with the Echolalia Eclipse Festival at Víðistaðatún Park in her hometown of Reykjavík #bjork #echolalia #reykjavík #berghain #djset ♬ original audio – nss magazine
@oldhamkorine2.0 Björk Echolalia DJ Set Today 🌘🌗🌌🌠☀️ 🤩😍🥰💖💕✨👩🏻🇮🇸❄️🤍🦢 footage from AlexanderSkunk from Instagram #djset #fyp #echolalia #björk #iceland ♬ original sound – Oldhamkorine 2.0

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