Björk has unveiled the music video for their single "Victimhood" today.

The animated visual was directed by Gabríela Friðriksdóttir and Pierre-Alain Giraud. Friðriksdóttir said this about working on the visual:

“I was absolutely fascinated by the song. I couldn't forget it, I had some dreams about it too. It was a deep connection from the first time I heard it. The song deals with things that I often think about, it's about self-pity and how ridiculous you were or how funny you were in a situation, or in a strange place where you had hard times, and then you see yourself. Instead of pointing at somebody else all the time, it's so nice to rediscover yourself. To break through the concrete mask of a certain feeling at a certain time. I think in the lyrics themselves, there’s this poetry about a human situation that’s really welcoming for everyone, I think everyone can understand it.”

Björk also said this about the video:

“I sort of have this illusion idea of myself as being this kind of optimist. But you have to be truthful. It’s trickier to catch the tail of the self-pity for an optimist. Sometimes it becomes the role of the women, in difficult situations to take on the catharsis and emotional work, and if there's some dark shadows or forces in a situation, we’ll convert it into sort of good energy, for other family members, so they don’t have to, we will take care of it. That’s a strange kind of victim hat too, you choose to do that, nobody asked you to. That's maybe where the humour comes in. It’s very interesting. I just love this painting so much. These characters are so magical, they just have such deep, deep meaning for me.”

"Victimhood" stems from Björk’s Grammy-nominated studio album Fossora, which is out now on One Little Independent Records.

Björk will continue to promote the record with a plethora of sold-out performances in Europe in the following weeks. Tour dates can be seen below.

Björk tour dates

8th September - FR, Paris - Bercy Accor Arena

12th September - IT, Milan - Mediolanum Forum

16th September - CZ, Prague - O2 Arena

19th September - AT, Vienna - Stadthalle Vienna

23th September - IT, Bologna - Unipol Arena

18th November - PO, Krakow - Tauron Arena

21th November - DE, Hamburg - Barclays Arena

24th November - DE, Leipzig - Leipzig Arena

28th November - CH, Zurich - Hallenstadion

2nd December - FR, Nantes - Zenith de Nantes

5th December - FR, Bordeaux - Grand Arena Bordeaux