- Strengjaleikhúsið - Reykjavík 2006 "Gargoyles" ("Ufsagrýlur") - a play - Lab Loki theatre troupe - Reykjavík 2010 "Tales from a Sea Journey" - a play written in collaboration with the theatre group - New International Encounter - Oslo 2011 "The Motion Demon" - a libretto based on the short stories of Stefan Grabinski - Figura Ensemble - Copenhagen 2011 "Red Waters" - a libretto co-written with Keren Ann and Barði Jóhannsson - CDN Orleans - Rouen 2011 "Hvörf" - a play cowritten with Lab Loki theatre troupe - The National Theatre - Reykjavík 2013 "Folie à Deux" - a libretto in six songs created with composer Emily Hall for opera company - Mahogany Opera Group - premiered Bergen 2015 "Seven Stones" - a libretto for an opera cowritten with Ondřej Adámek, directed and choreographed by Éric Oberdorff - Théâtre du Jeu de Paume - Aix-en-Provence 2018 Collaborations with Björk "Isobel" on the album Post (1995) "Bachelorette" and "Jóga" on the album Homogenic (1997) Lyrics for the songs featured in the film Dancer in the Dark and its soundtrack, Selmasongs, written in collaboration with Lars von Trier (2000) "Oceania", written for the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympics and featured on the album Medúlla (2004) "Wanderlust" on the album Volta (2007) "The Comet Song" featured in the film Moomins and the Comet Chase (2010) "Cosmogony", "Virus", and "Solstice" on the album Biophilia (2011) Film Reykjavik Whale-Watching Massacre (2009) (screenplay and co-writer on screen story) Lamb (2021) (co-writer with Valdimar Jóhannsson) The Northman (2022) (co-writer with Robert Eggers) Klara: The Medium (pre-production) Awards 1995: DV Newspaper Culture Prize for Literature for Made in Secret 1998: Icelandic Broadcasting Service Writers Fund for contribution to Icelandic literature 2002: DV Newspaper Culture Prize for Literature for With A Quivering Tear 2005: Nordic Council's Literature Prize for The Blue Fox 2005: Icelandic Bookseller's Prize for Novel of the Year for The Whispering Muse Sjón was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for the song "I've Seen It All" from the film Dancer in the Dark. In 2016 Sjón became the third writer chosen to contribute to the Future Library project. References External links Sjón on Words Without Borders Words Without Borders interviews Sjón Forlagið Licht & Burr 1962 births Living people Icelandic writers Icelandic male poets Nordic Council Literature Prize winners 20th-century Icelandic people 20th-century Icelandic poets 21st-century Icelandic poets 20th-century