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Björk on nature and technology (2016)
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- labrador 1y agoBjörk and Laurie Anderson are my two favorite artists who have a feel of both nature and technology in harmony, but there's an artist who preceeds both that captures the feeling best for me: Richard Brautigan in the 60's All Watched Over By Machines Of Loving Grace I like to think (and the sooner the better!) of a cybernetic meadow where mammals and computers live together in mutually programming harmony like pure water touching clear sky. I like to think (right now, please!) of a cybernetic forest filled with pines and electronics where deer stroll peacefully past computers as if they were flowers with spinning blossoms. I like to think (it has to be!) of a cybernetic ecology where we are free of our labors and joined back to nature, returned to our mammal brothers and sisters, and all watched over by machines of loving grace. https://allpoetry.com/All-Watched-Over-By-Machines-Of-Loving-Grace
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- Rygian 1y agoCould the title be perhaps the inspiration for the "Self Models of Loving Grace" presentation by Joscha Bach in last year's CCC? https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-self-models-of-loving-grace https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-self-models-of-loving-grace
- labrador 1y agoGood find. That's really interesting. I would guess the titles are related. I want to also mention that with "Bachlorette" Björk seems to anticipate Large Language Models and wrote a cautionary tale about them: “One day I found a big book buried deep in the ground. I opened it, but all the pages were blank. Then, to my surprise, it started writing itself: 'One day, I found a big book buried deep in the ground…’” björk : bachelorette https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNJv-Ebi67I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNJv-Ebi67I
- entropie 1y ago> björk : bachelorette I love this song since my teens and never dig into the meaning of it. Its a musical masterpiece even without understanding the text (which I didnt)
- arduanika 1y agoYes, that's absolutely the allusion. Brautigan's line is a popular title for stuff, including a widely read post by Dario Amodei two months before the CCC talk you've linked: https://www.darioamodei.com/essay/machines-of-loving-grace https://www.darioamodei.com/essay/machines-of-loving-grace And it's also the title of an Adam Curtis documentary: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Watched_Over_by_Machines_of_Loving_Grace_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_Watched_Over_by_Machines_o... It's a good line.
- detreatsie 1y agoIt was certainly the inspiration for the Adam Curtis mini-series of the same name. This presentation sounds interesting. Thanks for the link.
- ics 1y agoI was introduced to Richard Brautigan by a chance encounter with The Tokyo-Montana Express from the used book shelf, highly recommend it as well.
- lupusreal 1y agoLove Björk. She always has very refreshing takes.
- ge96 1y agoAurora Aksnes interesting too
- ascorbic 1y agoAh, an excuse to share Björk's legendary video about how TVs work! You shouldn't let poets lie to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75WFTHpOw8Y https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75WFTHpOw8Y
- realo 1y ago"... Millions of little screens that send light on you..." How poetic!
- pier25 1y agofor a moment it seems like she's talking about TikTok
- midnitewarrior 1y agoYes, but did you see the video about her getting shocked from the TV during those takes? Björk ELECTROCUTED by her TV - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgMjfRglUk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNgMjfRglUk
- quesera 1y agoNote that this is not real. No Guðmundsdóttirs were harmed in the making of the foregoing video, although I'm sure she would be charming and adorable while sustaining a minor electrical shock.
- midnitewarrior 1y agoWhen I stumbled upon this months ago I was entirely taken in by it, as every time I see the video with the back of the TV off, I wonder how she didn't get shocked. I had a really good laugh when the video was done.
- thinker5555 1y agoJust make sure you watch it all the way to the end. Or at least pay attention to the date in the title.
- proee 1y agoBjork talking about her torn-apart CRT TV is one of my favorite videos. https://youtu.be/75WFTHpOw8Y?si=FnWcYEtpdhsziJ11 https://youtu.be/75WFTHpOw8Y?si=FnWcYEtpdhsziJ11
- thr0waway001 1y agoThe whole time I was thinking: ‘don’t touch Mr. Capacitor.’
- partomniscient 1y agoDefinitely an old-school ASMR favorite.
- psadri 1y agoNature _is_ technology. It’s far too advanced for us to understand. And perhaps due to not-invented-here syndrome, we tend to try and recreate it (crudely).
- pier25 1y agoWe're part of nature too. Is the technology we produce also part of nature?
- TeMPOraL 1y agoIt is, but it's a somewhat different point. Or perhaps the same one, taken from the other end. I tend to phrase GP's point as: life is nothing but molecular nanotech that we didn't design ourselves, and don't fully understand yet.
- dfxm12 1y agoThe mentioned Stonemilker video was one of the few things to really grab my attention with the Google Daydream VR when it got for free with whatever Pixel it was that came with it. At the time, she said of the 360 VR technology that it was a challenge and "it’s still being discovered, but people don’t know what it is." Daydream VR would be discontinued 4 years later... https://youtu.be/gQEyezu7G20?si=Tu7DirCjq8psKI8x https://youtu.be/gQEyezu7G20?si=Tu7DirCjq8psKI8x
- Ambroos 1y agoThis might be a good time to remind you that her Vulnicura VR album (that the video you linked to is from) has just been remastered and rereleased. Available on Quest 3 (https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/9760145800676411/ https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/9760145800676411/) and Vision Pro (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bj%C3%B6rk-vulnicura-vr-remastered/id6741000538 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bj%C3%B6rk-vulnicura-vr-remast...). It's one of my favourite ever albums and I really need to find a friend with a Quest 3/Vision Pro, I have never gotten to experience the VR videos.
- mastercheif 1y agoVulnicura VR is incredible. It’s a truly moving experience that wouldn’t work in any other medium.
- thr0waway001 1y agoKristen Wiig does a killer Björk impression.
- partomniscient 1y agoRelated: When Bjork meets Attenborough [0] is a great watch too. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiW6SybyYtU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiW6SybyYtU