Bjork is anything but ordinary and she has the
audience to match. Like a hand to a fitted glove, the two are
direct reflections of one another. Bjork is onstage in a pink
dress that balloons out like a lamp shade. Her hair slightly
shaved, she flirts between cutesy and bizarre. The crowd dances
around in feathered, hand made dresses and hair adornments that
are unidentifiable.
Backed by an incredibly beautiful orchestra, (the
Icelandic String Octet), Bjork's sound is enveloping, like a warm
blanket or good friend who truly understands how screwed up we all
really are.
The shrieks are intense. "You're beautiful Bjork!"
"I love you Bjork!"
The strange thing is that she appears to be very
unaffected by the sold out crowd offering her their worship. There
is reverence and adoration for her. Intense, devoted, eclectic;
and Bjork herself seems to be projecting her voice from some
secret, alternate dimension that understands our darkest places.
Now the stage turns pink, matching Bjork and her
barely decipherable dialect. But no matter... the important words
find their way through the barrier of spoken words and human
emotion.
"You make me feel better."
Bjork says, "Thank you", the first words she has
uttered the entire evening. Is it that she is divided from her
audience or simply quiet and reserved? Maybe she is an artist who
believes her art will speak in ways mere words cannot. Maybe not.
There is one thing she reveals. Over and over and
over, like a declaration; like a confession. "I love him..."
At this point, people are crying and still.
"I know the future." Bjork declares. Everyone waits
for her to reveal it to them. There is an apprehension in the air
that feels almost uncomfortable. Will she reveal the answer? But
then Bjork divulges, "You're gonna have to find out for
yourselves."