Janaye Brown

Two cemeteries clash in order to provide space to contemplate existence.

4k Video, Sound, Color, TRT: 03:35

Bikers from across the United States descend upon Galveston, an island off the coast of Texas, for one of the largest motorcycle rallies in the nation.

4k Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 5:53

The objects that remain in a former church work together to carry on the spirit of the place. 

4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 04:09

Genesis presents a portrait of a carnival ride in which the persistent image lingers despite the transitory nature of the eponymous structure, soon to be folded up and headed for another city.

HD Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 02:59

musical acts, a three-part video series, focuses on non-traditional performative moments within the karaoke sphere.

don’t follow strangers (to fun places):
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 3:15

lips touching the mic:
4K Video, Color, Sound TRT: 2:16

going home:
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 1:16

A reflection on sunrises and sunsets, before and now. 

SUNRISES:
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 2:17

SUNSETS:
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 2:02

Summer in Shanghai is a three-part series of reflections and meditations during the hottest time of the year in China’s biggest city.

Plum Rain:
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 5:48
A lengthy plum rain season hits Shanghai.

Ships Passing:
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 8:47
A hot summer day on a renovated stretch of Shanghai waterfront.

A Golden Hour:
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 5:28
A portrait of Fuxing Park on the last day of summer.

A house moving event on an island in Texas draws a crowd.

4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 10:51

Wind, in its essence, is the movement of air. Sensorial in its nature, we can hear it and feel it, but only see it through the movement it creates in our surroundings. In West Texas during the spring season, fleeting whirlwinds known as dust devils appear and then vanish like apparitions. The sand and dirt picked up in these swirling columns of air is subsequently scattered, altering the landscape in the process. Though relatively small in size, these vortexes have a cumulative effect on the shape of the region, leaving noticeable marks over time. The behavior of these elusive whirlwinds are akin to all passersby, inevitably leaving traces behind and transforming the space that once was. 

With that in mind, artists Janaye Brown and Adriana Corral traversed the Marfa region and sought out locations in which the shaping remains evident. Scenes imbued with a history of use and an air of mystery were compiled to create I SAW THE MARKS THEY MADE AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING; a short film that takes the viewer on a slow-paced journey in West Texas from sunrise to sunset.

4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 14:08
Collaboration with Adriana Corral
Commissioned by Ballroom Marfa

A woman takes a dip.

HD Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 2:34

Korsvika and Plänterwald are companion pieces that present open-ended conversations along a fjord and within a forest, respectively.

Korsvika:
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 3:58

Plänterwald:
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 3:27

It’s wintertime on “One Country Two Systems Sand Beach” in Xiamen. Xiamen, a small Chinese island popular with tourists, sits on the Taiwan Straight across from Taiwan itself. 

HD Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 17:00

Beneath a wooden pier waves swell and make their presence known.

4K Video, Black & White, Sound, TRT: 3:27

Three scenes take place in a Finnish village, hinting at possible pasts and futures.

Part One:
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 2:33

Part Two:
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 1:56

Part Three:
4K Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 1:50

In the early evening, a couple embraces.

HD Video, Sound, Color, TRT: 02:03

In the Kitchen (2017) 

In the Kitchen presents eight vignettes that take place in kitchens around New York City. The compactness of city dwellings means that rooms are often used for more than their designated functions; as the utilitarian hub of domestic spaces, the kitchen is especially lived in. I’m interested in capturing both the purely functional and the idiosyncratic rituals people perform in this familiar space.

HD Video, Color, Sound, TRT: 31:03 (in eight parts)