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The release of a new Björk album can only mean two things: new musical territory, the likes of which the world has never experienced, and a cover image to match. 'Volta', Björk’s sixth studio album, was released on 7 May 2007 and its cover image, shot by Nick Knight, certainly was unlike anything we’ve ever seen! From April, we offered you a sneak peek in advance of the launch with a special download jigsaw: an opportunity, on completion, to possess your very own, giant Nick Knight/Björk/Bernhard Willhelm original.

The overall image was composed of 48 pieces, 34 of which have image content and 14 left blank. Each segment was given in random order, leaving viewers to piece the overall image together themselves. Only one piece could be downloaded on a single day but the next was waiting for you without skipping a segment, which meant if you missed a few days, the next piece would always be the next in the jigsaw chronology. You may have just about worked out the image puzzle by the time you bought the album!

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We want to see your posters in context - preferably with you pictured alongside! When you have completed your Volta poster, send us an image of it (and you) and we will include it in our Download Gallery. Please send JPG images (no bigger than 1MB) along with your name and location to: volta@showstudio.com

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Andergast's After-party

Inspired by Björk's recent appearance at the Tim Festival in Curitiba, Brazil, latest Volta entrant, Andergast rushed home to squeeze off a birthday hug with his downloadable Björk poster. How lovely! More uplifting gallery moments can be found here.

By Paul Bruty, 12:11 Monday, 5 November, 2007

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Nick Knight
Nick Knight, Director of SHOWstudio.com, is among the world’s most influential and visionary photographers. As a fashion photographer, he has consistently challenged conventional notions of beauty and is fêted for his groundbreaking creative...

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Björk
Björk engages with and influences almost every form of contemporary visual and musical culture. She studied music from an early age, made her first album at the age of eleven and formed several...

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Bernhard Willhelm
Bernhard Willhelm is a German fashion designer who is renowned for his love of mixing absurdity with high fashion. Born in Ulm in 1972, he moved from his native Germany to Belgium where...

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