björk: family (moving album cover)

the video for ‘family’ was created in collaboration between björk and andrew thomas huang. the video depicts a moving cover of her current album ‘vulnicura’.

video credits:

concept and story by björk

director: andrew thomas huang
creative direction by björk, andrew thomas huang & james merry
executive producers: tamsin glasson & kevin shapiro
producer: tamsin glasson
 
cinematographer: laura merians
production designer: thorgeir frímann ódinsson
 
truenorth, icelandic production:
general manager: helga margrét reykdal
executive producer: rafnar hermannsson

producer: hrönn kristinsdóttir
 
camera department:
focus puller: kate wurzbache
2 camera assistant: elva sara ingvarsdóttir
digital image technician: benedikt jóhannesson
audio recording and playback: frank arthur blöndahl cassata
 
lighting:
gaffer: jonathan devaney
key grip: jón marino
 
production design:
production designer: thorgeir frímann óðinsson
art director: ásgeir guðmundsson
 
wardrobe design:
latex wardrobe design and chest embroidery by björk
embroidered mask by james merry
wound design and additional styling by hrafnhildur arnardottir aka shoplifter
dress by michael van der ham

make-up: andrew gallimore at clm london
hair: lok lau at clm london

production:
icelandic producer: hrönn kristinsdóttir
la coordinator: kitty walsh

vfx landscape capture by xrez studio: eric hanson & greg downing
local icelandic assistant to xrez studio:  ólafur haraldsson
 
vfx by wolf & crow
executive producer: kevin shapiro
producer: kate berry
producer: emmi nakagawa
vfx supervisor & technical director:  sebastiano d’aprile
cg modelers:  dan edery & josh suyemoto
lead compositor: andrew thomas huang
compositors:   lindsey fry, andrew knizek, norton, travis button
cg lead:  sebastiano d’aprile
rendering & lighting: sebastiano d'aprile & josh suyemoto
cg artists: alexis brovko, andrew knizek, amy sharpe

powered by autodesk

autodesk producer: brian pene, director of emerging technology and cto autodesk behind the scenes
on-set capture: keith chamberlain

special thanks to arri media iceland,  árni björn helgason andsagafilm studios

[ceciliacuellar]

I just noticed that this video has elements from vespertine: the pearls that hurt and were attached to her now are healing her wound; the threads still envelope her in a cocoon, but now instead of remain trapped in it, it helps her to move on

[GalionSilevion]

"I wonder what my body would sound like
slamming against those rocks."

[ternitamas]

vulnus (wound) cura (healing) hence vulnicura
I just discovered the meaning, amazing how evocative the video is and clearly showcases the process of healing from wounds

[biggestfanofroger]

I imagined this song to have a darker imagery. It's breathtaking.
I love how the melody at the end is like an echo of 'All is full of love'. I think this is done on purpose.

[joaquinshahd]

This entire album is getting me through the destruction of my own family... Thank you Björk

[jjukijjuki]

family is such a beautiful song. seriously ive never heard a song tell such an intense and intimate story broken into 3 parts. I feel the beginning (not in this video) is absolutely devastating. shes so broken and the sudden loud bass hits with heartbeats and strings full of tension fully captivates that. then we get to part two (where this video starts) and it feels like panic. extreme concern for her child and her own well-being. the very choppy and sudden strings represent that. then we get to part three and the tension suddenly begins to resolve. as represented by the soft sounds and resolution, as well as this video, it shows a steady healing process. i wish there was a full length video for all 8 minutes of the full song. so intense and beautiful and healing. good for the soul. warmth,

[LoveIsAPuzzle]

I wonder sometimes...can Bjork fail to amaze me or will she forever have this god-like quality of creating the most beautiful art?

[nightdreamer]

Those are the strings from Cocoon, she is leaving the cocoon...Vespertine is over.

[BjorksMusic]

"Since the operation, I have some of the high notes better than I have had for a while but also I've got some deep notes that I didn't have before and I haven't used them. I'd like maybe to do an EP just with the deep notes." -  Björk

[yanisp.]

the end reminds me of all is full of love.

[eliasezequiel]

she is doing urdhva dhanurasana over that rock, a powerful yoga asana that expose our feelings and emotions to a higher level, a very eloquent artwork congrats!!!

[AdditonTV]

Family is my favorite song from Vulnicura it is a genius composing and so well made its incredible. The last part of the song is breathtaking... i dont know why i feel this but the feeling of the song is so familiar like i heard the song so many times before. This is making me so emotional

[felixmarques]

This is the album in a nutshell. I wish there was a longer version, with the complete track, and maybe lyrics. The projection shown onstage during the tour is like a long version of this, and it lasts for the whole song.

[mikamiteru]

Beautifully made. It shows so well the pain, storm and tension Björk has been through only for her to find the peace and heal her wounds.

Björk has made out of her pain and heartbreak a magnificent piece of art in every way.

"Family"

Is there a place
Where I can pay respects
For the death of my family
Show some respect
Between the three of us
There is the mother and the child
Then there is the father and the child
But no man and a woman
No triangle of love

So where do I go
To make an offering
I fall on my knees
And lay my flowers
Burn incense
Light the candles

So where do I go
To make an offering
To mourn our miraculous
Triangle
Father, mother, child

How will I sing us
Out of this sorrow
Build a safe bridge
For the child
Out of this danger
Danger

I raise a monument of love
There is a swarm of sound
Around our heads
And we can hear it
And we can get healed by it
It will relieve us from the pain
It will make us a part of
This universe of solutions
This place of solutions
This location of solutions

[MannieGregg]

Words cannot describe my admiration for Bjork...Everything she does is so artistically inspiring + her work has so much thought and emotion injected into it in. Spotting the extracts of past work weaved into current pieces adds so much depth to her clear growth through life. This isn't just a breakup album. This tells a story of a woman's world; her child, her confidence, her sexuality and happiness being impacted by this loss of love.

[tylerkupcho]

i wish there was a video for the entire song because this video and the song are simply stellar

[RyanVoorhies]

if they made a visual for the whole song, it would honestly be the best thing ever made. the whole track is so... i can't put it in words... so eloquent in its devastation

[BeatriceChevez]

Oh my...GOD! This is incredibly beautiful! We can really feel all this organic-spiritual pain she felt in her but also, the fate and courage she had to heal her wounds after a long relationship and painful break-up. That's why I love her so much because through her authenticity, we still can relate to her; A lot of us have gone through a "big" rupture, separation with someone that we loved a lot but we had to "finish" the relation. It's always hard, very hard but she does demonstrate that it is "biologically" possible. 

Thank you Bjork and I cannot wait to see more! 

[itsmenoahofficial]

This song is so beautiful, lyrically. It has so much emotion behind it.