Triennial 2008   Artists   Langlands and Bell

Title: Folkestone: Boulogne
Location: Coastwatch Station, Copt Point

Langlands and Bell’s 15 minute video is a portrait of the two towns, separated by 22 miles of water. Folkestone and Boulogne have been twinned since 1960 and for many years were also connected physically through a ferry service (ceased in 2001). The video, filmed over the course of a year, is an intimate and comparative observation of the two towns’ daily life, culture, environment, customs, as well as social situations.

Ben Langlands, UK, 1955. Nikki Bell, UK, 1959. Both live and work in Kent and London.

Langlands & Bell have been collaborating since 1978, and exhibiting internationally since the early 80s. They explore the complex web of relationships linking people and architecture and the coded systems of circulation and exchange which surround us.

Recent solo shows include

Superactive i2i, Somerset House – London 2007

Zardad’s Dog, Tate Britain – London 2005

Plunged in a Stream, Site Archéologique du Coudenberg – Ancien Palais de
Bruxelles 2005

The House of Osama bin Laden, Imperial War Museum – London 2003

Recent group exhibitions include
Eye on Europe – Prints, Books, & Multiples / 1960 to Now, Museum of
Modern Art, New York 2006/2007

Panopticon, The Architecture and Theatre of the Prison, Zacheta National
Gallery of Art – Warsaw 2005

Playground, 6th International Exhibition of Architecture, Art Play –
Moscow 2005

Their exhibition The House of Osama bin Laden won the prize for Interactive Arts Installation at the 2004 BAFTA Awards in London. It was also nominated for the Turner Prize in 2004.

Visit Langland and Bell’s website
www.langlandsandbell.com