Björk to Host Echolalia Festival During Total Solar Eclipse in Iceland
Björk is set to host the Echolalia festival in Iceland, coinciding with the August 12 total solar eclipse. The event will feature DJ sets by Björk and Arca, among other performers.
Björk is throwing a rave to coincide with the total solar eclipse on August 12. Set to take place at Víðistaðatún sculpture park in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland, the Echolalia festival, as it's being billed, falls within the path of totality. This means attendees will experience complete obfuscation of the sun by the moon for one minute and four seconds.
Björk and Arca are both slated to perform DJ sets at the festival. Other performers include Ronja Jóhannsdóttir and local electronic trio Sideproject.
A press release stated, "For years we’ve been having Mánakvöld ~ dance evenings under a full moon where Björk invites friends to DJ with her. This time we gather under the total solar eclipse and dance."
Echolalia will occur alongside Björk’s exhibition of the same name at the National Gallery of Iceland, which runs from May 30 through September 19. There, she’ll show installations inspired by three songs: two from 2022’s Fossora (“Sorrowful Soil” and “Ancestress”) and one from an as yet unannounced “forthcoming album.”
In 2024, Björk staged an AI sound piece at Paris’ Pompidou Centre to draw attention to biodiversity loss. Earlier this year, in response to renewed threats of annexation by U.S. President Donald J. Trump, she shared a statement calling for independence in Greenland.
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