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Bj\u00f6rk has never separated her artistic work from her political conscience. And this week, the Icelandic artist proved it again with a strong statement in favor of Greenland’s independence<\/strong>, in direct response to U.S. President Donald Trump<\/strong> ‘s renewed threats to annex the territory. <\/p>\n\n “The possibility of my Greenlandic brothers passing from one cruel colonizer to another is too brutal to even imagine<\/em>,” Bj\u00f6rk wrote on Instagram. A direct, unambiguous message that connects history, identity and resistance. <\/p>\n\n Bj\u00f6rk’s words come after a new episode of international tension. On January 3,<\/strong> Donald Trump again publicly insisted on the need for the United States to control Greenland, calling it a “defense-essential” territory. His statements, first reported by The Atlantic<\/em> and then reiterated on board Air Force One<\/strong>, provoked an immediate reaction in Europe. <\/p>\n\n Greenland is currently a semi-autonomous region under Danish sovereignty, with a strong internal movement calling for greater self-determination<\/strong> and, in the long term, full independence.<\/p>\n\n Although Bj\u00f6rk was born and raised in Iceland, her connection to Greenland is deep, culturally and emotionally. Iceland was under Danish rule until 1944<\/strong>, a colonial experience that the artist does not forget. <\/p>\n\n In her message, Bj\u00f6rk recalled that Iceland managed to become independent without losing its language or cultural identity. “If we hadn’t, my children would speak Danish today<\/em>,” she wrote, underlining the real impact colonialism has on everyday life.<\/p>\n\n But it went further.<\/p>\n\n Bj\u00f6rk also mentioned dark episodes in the relationship between Denmark and Greenland that have come to light in recent years. Among them, the case of 143 Greenlandic women<\/strong> who reported having been subjected to the implantation of intrauterine devices (IUDs) without their consent, as part of population control policies. <\/p>\n\n He also pointed to the “parental competence” tests<\/strong> applied by Danish authorities, which resulted in the forced separation of Greenlandic families. Practices that, for many, reinforce the idea of an unresolved colonialism. <\/p>\n\n Trump’s statements were soon met with an official response. “We call on the United States to cease threats against a historic ally and against a people who have clearly said they are not for sale.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n For his part, Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen<\/strong> called Trump’s words “very rude and deeply disrespectful.”<\/p>\n\n This stance is not an isolated gesture. In September, Bj\u00f6rk joined the No Music for Genocide<\/strong> campaign, which urges artists and labels to block their music in Israel as a form of political protest. <\/p>\n\n His last album, Fossora<\/em> (2022), already explored themes such as roots, land, lineage and memory. His current activism seems a natural extension of that artistic discourse. <\/p>\n\n Bj\u00f6rk does not speak as a celebrity speaking from a distance. She speaks as someone who knows the consequences of colonialism and understands culture as something to be defended. <\/p>\n\n His message about Greenland is not just political. It is historical, cultural and deeply human<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n At a time of global tensions and expansionist discourses, the artist once again reminds us that sovereignty is not negotiable as an asset<\/strong>, and that the identity of a people is not for sale.<\/p>\n\n
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\n\nBj\u00f6rk and a shared memory with Greenland<\/h2>\n\n
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\n\nPolitical response: Denmark and Greenland react<\/h2>\n\n
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\n\nBj\u00f6rk, activism and artistic coherence<\/h2>\n\n
\n\nWhen music is also territory<\/h2>\n\n
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