“… one of the most common ways in which people underestimate Björk is in assuming that the absurdist element in her self-presentation is not intentional. Rather than seeing self-parody as a state into which a performer must try not to lapse, she seems to view it as one of the most important weapons in an artist’s armoury; a way of shaking things up by reminding yourself how ridiculous you are.”
- Ben Thompson in The Sunday Telegraph, 20 April 2008
The Artist’s Armoury
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That has to rank up there with interviewers being surprised that Leonard Cohen has a great sense of humour…
Agreed. I liked this for its pithy description of the phenomenon, rather than seeing it as a radical and profound new insight into Björk in particular.
There was a recurring theme of weapons-related imagery on Hydragenic during its first year or so and I guess it still has a certain appeal to me.
Maybe I should have titled this post Armoury Of Me.