Folkestone Triennial

Langlands & 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.

Translated text about each of the artworks into French, Turkish and Slovak can be found on the events page or from the visitor centre

Biography

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