The famous singer also spoke about how artists perceive the environmental emergency
Iceland’s fish farming industry they are “some guys who want to make a quick buck and sacrifice nature,” Iceland said singer Björkon the occasion of the release of a song about the fight against fish farms.
The song, a collaboration with pop star Rosalía, is based on a recording Björk made two decades ago that was only rediscovered in March. The two artists will donate the proceeds to campaigners against industrial salmon farming in Iceland, which is currently in the spotlight following revelations of repeated “releases” of thousands of fish into the wild.
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Björk stated that the rediscovered song sounded “weird”, noting that it was recorded around 20 years ago. Thinking she could use it to benefit the environment, “where my heart is,” she said, she asked Rosalía to help her revamp it for a modern audience, with the Irish-Scottish producer producing it. , Sega Bodega.
“It’s our job to have our sensors, our antennas, out all the time and be aware of the environment. We are taking this state of emergency and we want to act on it,” she said.
In a recent statement on Instagram, Björk wrote: “People in Seyðisfjörður are protesting the opening of fish farms there. We would like to donate the sales of the song to help with their legal costs and hope it can be an example to others.”
The famous artist noted, among other things: “In Iceland, with its virgin land, even today its sheep roam freely in the mountains – in summer its fish swim freely in our lakes, rivers and fjords. So when Icelandic and Norwegian businessmen started buying fish farms it was a big shock. We don’t understand how they were able to do this for a decade with almost no regulations standing in their way.”
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This industrial salmon farming, argues Björk, “already has devastating consequences for wildlife and farmed fish are suffering. And because many of them have ‘escaped’, they have started to change the DNA of the Icelandic salmon for the worse and could eventually lead to its extinction.”
According to the artist, the song is not a protest. “It’s not an activist song,” he said. “It’s a love song. It’s not for the fish. Although you could write a good punk song about it.’
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Björk said she asked herself three questions before deciding to support the movement. “Can we stop it? Can we change it? Can we save Iceland’s wild salmon? The answer to all three of these questions is yes, we can.”
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Source :Skai
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