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In 2012, Grimes posted to her Tumblr blog images of the video’s star, ballerina Hannah Myrberg, with “be a body” tattooed on her knuckles.<ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/grimespostarchive/703322249325854720/grimestyle-beautiful-dancer-muse-hannah | In 2012, Grimes posted to her Tumblr blog images of the video’s star, ballerina Hannah Myrberg, with “be a body” tattooed on her knuckles.<ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/grimespostarchive/703322249325854720/grimestyle-beautiful-dancer-muse-hannah Recovered Tumblr post showing Myrberg's tattoos] Retrieved 13 August '23</ref> In 2013, she published a tumblr post<ref>[https://grimespostarchive.tumblr.com/post/691448787176144896/actuallygrimes-be-a-body-video-stills Recovered Tumblr post showing stills from the video] Retrieved December '22</ref> showing stills from the unreleased video, adding that the video “may never see the light of the day” since it was made before she signed to record label 4AD in January 2012.<ref>https://pitchfork.com/news/44967-grimes-signs-to-4ad-listen-to-new-track-genesis-from-visions/ Retrieved 13 August '23</ref> Both posts are now deleted, and the video was shelved without explanation for many years. | ||
== 2022 Explanation == | == 2022 Explanation == | ||
In 2022, the ''Visions'' vinyl was reissued for its tenth anniversary. The vinyl package came with a booklet containing handwritten notes and commentary from Grimes.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimes/comments/vou91z/grimes_visions_notes/ | In 2022, the ''Visions'' vinyl was reissued for its tenth anniversary. The vinyl package came with a booklet containing handwritten notes and commentary from Grimes.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/Grimes/comments/vou91z/grimes_visions_notes/ Scans of the 2022 Visions album booklet]. Retrieved 31 December '22</ref> In the commentary for “Be a Body,” she wrote why the video was never released: | ||
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''“We shot a video for it starring my beautiful friend Hannah Myrberg who was a ballerina, and then she passed away before we could put the video out. And so we just never put it out because it felt exploitative of her death or something. I think everyone was just really traumatized and didn’t know how to handle it. I remember she stick-and-poke tattooed “be a body” onto her knuckles while we were making this. Miss her a lot, and she’s always tied to this song for me. Dedicated to her for sure.”'' | |||
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Myrberg’s cause and date of death are unknown. Due to her untimely passing, it is unlikely the video will ever be officially released. | Myrberg’s cause and date of death are unknown. Due to her untimely passing, it is unlikely the video will ever be officially released. | ||
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A still from the video.
Status: Lost
Claire Boucher, known by her stage name Grimes, is a Canadian producer, singer, director, and visual artist. On January 31st, 2012 she released the album Visions, to critical acclaim. Along with the album, she released music videos for the singles “Genesis,” and “Oblivion.” A music video was produced for the song “Be a Body,” but was never released.
Background
In 2012, Grimes posted to her Tumblr blog images of the video’s star, ballerina Hannah Myrberg, with “be a body” tattooed on her knuckles.[1] In 2013, she published a tumblr post[2] showing stills from the unreleased video, adding that the video “may never see the light of the day” since it was made before she signed to record label 4AD in January 2012.[3] Both posts are now deleted, and the video was shelved without explanation for many years.
2022 Explanation
In 2022, the Visions vinyl was reissued for its tenth anniversary. The vinyl package came with a booklet containing handwritten notes and commentary from Grimes.[4] In the commentary for “Be a Body,” she wrote why the video was never released:
“We shot a video for it starring my beautiful friend Hannah Myrberg who was a ballerina, and then she passed away before we could put the video out. And so we just never put it out because it felt exploitative of her death or something. I think everyone was just really traumatized and didn’t know how to handle it. I remember she stick-and-poke tattooed “be a body” onto her knuckles while we were making this. Miss her a lot, and she’s always tied to this song for me. Dedicated to her for sure.”
Myrberg’s cause and date of death are unknown. Due to her untimely passing, it is unlikely the video will ever be officially released.
Gallery
First still
Second still
Third still
Fourth still
Hannah's tattoos
Grimes' handwritten note about the video
References
- ↑ Recovered Tumblr post showing Myrberg's tattoos Retrieved 13 August '23
- ↑ Recovered Tumblr post showing stills from the video Retrieved December '22
- ↑ https://pitchfork.com/news/44967-grimes-signs-to-4ad-listen-to-new-track-genesis-from-visions/ Retrieved 13 August '23
- ↑ Scans of the 2022 Visions album booklet. Retrieved 31 December '22