About Anohni

The interdisciplinary artist and musician Anohni will be our Artist-in-Residence for Aarhus 2017. Anohni’s moving bodies of work, her passionate environmental advocacy, and her courage to envision a future protected, make Anohni our creative force in a year in which we hope to inspire people through the pursuit of diversity, sustainability and democracy. We are thrilled to welcome Anohni into our city.

During her residency, Anohni will record with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, develop new work in mixed media, present several exhibitions as a visual artist and collaborator in venues across the city, and perform for one night only in a unique live concert at Musikhuset Aarhus.

Born in England and living in NYC, Anohni first gained international prominence upon winning the UK’s Mercury prize in 2005 for her album 'I Am a Bird Now' with her band Antony and the Johnsons. Anohni's unique voice led to performances with symphonies around the world, collaborations with artists including Lou Reed, Charles Atlas, Marina Abramovic and Bjork, and exhibitions in select museums and at Sikkema Jenkins gallery in NYC.

This year Anohni was nominated for an Oscar for her contribution to the song 'Manta Ray', an address to the world’s dying coral reefs. Her latest album HOPELESSNESS is a collaboration with Hudson Mohawke and OPN, and uses dance music to explore themes of ecocide, drone warfare and global virulence.

Supported by British Council.