Björk announces forthcoming release of Cornucopia: The Book

"Before this tour, I spent a decade working with 360-degree sound and visual software in virtual reality and animation, creating Biophilia, the first app album, and later Vulnicura as a VR album," Björk wrote in a statement on her socials. "I was deeply inspired by the idea of a fully-immersive experience, spending a spring in an Icelandic lighthouse, spreading Utopia into fully surround speakers. My intention was to bring what we had created for 21st-century VR into a 19th-century theatre—taking it from the headset to the stage.

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The Cornucopia tour featured specifically designed elements such as "27 moving curtains that captured projections on different textures and LED screens, creating a digitally animated show: a modern lanterna magica for live music", as well as bespoke instruments such as "a magnetic harp, an aluphone, a circular flute, and a reverb chamber, specially built with an audio architect to enhance the most intimate version of a performance—in a personal chapel."

The forthcoming book documents this five year tour, and was designed by M/M Paris, with images shot by photographer Santiago Felipe.