Sunday, June 29, 2003
Finished watching the Bjork Volumen II videography. It's interesting that the videos for her fourth and, to my mind, dullest album Vespertine are pretty dull in themselves. 'Hidden Place' has a camera tracking around her face while computer graphics make her cry a strange fluid which she then swallows, it wouldn't be so bad if this dramatically changed each time, or builds to something, but it doesn't. 'Pagan Poetry' spends half the video as an interesting abstract graphic montage based on what looks like a topographical rendering of Bjork's body, which is must more interesting than the other half, which is her getting her body pierced. And 'Cocoon' has her as some kind of mannequin that sprouts red ribbons from her nipples which them proceeds to wrap her up. Whop-de-doo.
But the 'All is Full of Love' is probably my favourite video ever, Bjork as two sex droids, one being built as the song starts, the other arriving at the chorus to give her her final examination. It's just a bit of a shame that the director, Chris Cunningham, doesn't have enough ideas to stretch out what is a short video and has to drag in a rather bizarre ejaculation metaphor.
Hmmm, did I say 'ejaculation'? That's going to get me some weird Google referrals I think...
But the 'All is Full of Love' is probably my favourite video ever, Bjork as two sex droids, one being built as the song starts, the other arriving at the chorus to give her her final examination. It's just a bit of a shame that the director, Chris Cunningham, doesn't have enough ideas to stretch out what is a short video and has to drag in a rather bizarre ejaculation metaphor.
Hmmm, did I say 'ejaculation'? That's going to get me some weird Google referrals I think...
