Wet Exit
Janet Biggs, 2015
Single-channel, high definition video, 16:9 format
Time: 10:16
Edition of 5, plus 2 APs
Video excerpt (Original is high definition)
Janet Biggs multi-media performance WET EXIT, with live
musicians, synchronized kayaks, and projected video at the Brooklyn Bridge Park,
Saturday September 23, 2011.
WET EXIT was presented by Smack Mellon as part of the DUMBO arts festival 2011.
The video documentation of this event was filmed by Eve Sussman, Simon Lee and
Nerina Penzhorn.
WET EXIT was made possible through generous support from the Walentas Family and
Two Trees Management. This project is also funded in part with public funds from
the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the New York State Council
on the Arts, and with generous support from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the
Visual Arts and The Concordia Foundation and by the Experimental Television
Center's Finishing Funds Award. The Experimental Television Center's Finishing
Funds program is supported by the Electronic Media and Film Program at the New
York State Council on the Arts.
Musicians:
Drums: Blake Fleming
Cello: William Martina
Violin: Earl Maneein
Vocalist:
Carol Grayson-Johnson
Kayak Paddlers:
New York Kayak Polo team members (nykayakpolo.org) Margaret Mann, Agassi
Nakhapetian, Agnes Simon, Lev Grote and Jake Lewis.
Video Stills (Click for larger images):
Higher-resolution images here.