When I think of Janet Biggs I think of juxtaposition... and that she is damn good at it. Her videos, performances and installations use large scale projected images of uncommon relationships to create an undeniable intensity among her viewers.
Because intensity seems to be an undercurrent throughout all of Biggs' work, from form to film, I will refer to her subject matter as "powers" rather than people or places or animals. These video projections put the viewer in the middle of two powers (be them a highly trained athlete or a running horse) and by way of interesting shot framing and good pacing, cause the viewer to join Biggs in celebrating aspects of the individual powers surfaced by the juxtaposition of the the two.
Rather then exposing the human condition, Biggs celebrates human connections and obsessions.
Janet Biggs' lettuce bowl of odd pairings are the result of her having a great talent for cross- disciplinary collaborations, and this is what really excites me about her.
