Jenny Hval presents new single, "The artist is absent"

The release comes as two versions – an extended mix "89 seconds rewrite" and the original album version. Accompanying "The artist is absent (89 second rewrite)" are visuals directed by director Jenny Merger Myhre and featuring Hval and longtime collaborator Orfee Schuijt.

Iris Silver Mist started with the absence of music; as live music disappeared during the pandemic Hval filled the void with perfume. It was only later she understood why: she was searching for another way to sense presence, to fill the emptiness music had left behind.