Björk’s new Paris Centre Pompidou sound exhibition will “recreate” extinct animal calls

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Björk has announced a new sound exhibition which is set to “recreate” the calls of extinct animals.The exhibit is set to take place at Paris’ Centre Pompidou from November 20 until December 9.

Titled ‘Natural Manifesto’, it will be comprised of a 3-minute 40-second piece of audio that uses AI software to recreate the sound of extinct animals and merge them with spoken word vocals.The piece was created in collaboration with the French artist Aleph and has been supported by the sound research institute IRCAM and curated by the likes of Chloé Siganos, Delphine Le Gatt and environmentalists from France and Iceland.A post shared by Björk (@bjork)Speaking about the use of the extinct animal calls, a post on Björk’s Instagram account read: “We wanted to share their presence in an architecture representing the industrial age, far away from nature.

In the veins of the escalator of the museum, known as the “caterpillar,” we wanted to remind citizens of the raw vitality of endangered creatures.“Even though you are restlessly traveling between floors whilst listening to this soundpiece, the tone of animals’ voices hopefully builds a sonic bridge towards the listeners.

And in the spirit of these animals, in the magic of how they are sensually aligned with their environment, they become our teachers!