Janks Archive www.janksarchive.org Janks Archive is an ongoing investigation of insult humor from cultures around the world. Insults are an ancient oral tradition embedded within the collective consciousness of a culture or region with inherent ties to human social evolution. While the intention appears, at first, to be antagonistic, “janks” are in fact an integral …
Points of Departure Site-specific installation, 2012, Askeaton, Ireland To the Quay To the Quay To the Lep To the Lep To the Lep To the Garden of Rememberance To the Garden of Rememberance To Ethna’s farm house To Ethna’s farm house To Ethna’s farm house To Curragh Chase To Curragh Chase As tourists in this …
The CATopian Dream, HD video, 6:53min, 2012 Make CATopia Real A project by Ben Kinsley & Jessica Langley as part of the SPACES World Artist Program (SWAP). 2011-2012.view site Installation view, SPACES, Cleveland, OH. 2010 “Flier.” Installation view, SPACES, Cleveland, OH. 2010 “Suggestion Box.” Installation view, SPACES, Cleveland, OH. 2010 “Flier (detail: thumbtack).” Installation view, SPACES, …
Mothers of Mt. Esja, HD video, 3:19, 2009 Mothers of Mt. Esja A video by Jessica Langley and Ben Kinsley shot in Iceland in October 2008 in which a choir of new mothers sing the old and very well-known Icelandic lullaby Sofðu Unga Ástin Mín to their babies by the sea. Choir: Brynja Guðmundsdóttír, Magnea Brynja Magnúsdóttir, Sif …