Björk and Jesse Kanda: Creative Collaboration Explored in WeTransfer Documentary

WeTransfer launched the documentary series Work In Progress, focusing on the creative processes of innovative musicians. The first episode examines the professional bond between Björk and multimedia artist Jesse Kanda. The documentary highlights their collaborative approach, both professionally and personally. Björk discusses Iceland's natural landscape and the mutual aid ethos of Reykjavik's punk scene in the late 1970s and 1980s, where young musicians shared equipment. The music video's birth strengthened the relationship between visual artist and singer/curator. Kanda previously worked with Björk on the 360-degree video for "Mouth Mantra" from her 2015 album Vulnicura. The documentary uses the making of "Arisen My Senses" (featuring producer Arca), the last single from 2017's Utopia, to explore Kanda's eccentric personality. Björk describes Kanda as a mix of contrasts, representing nature's ambiguous and sublime aspects with equal crudeness and poetry, juxtaposing birth's beauty with death's decay. Their collaboration is rooted in a shared interest in the organic and pulsating, seeking beauty in all created things.