Jenny Baines

Jenny Baines is an artist whose practice explores the relationship between the body, screen and space, drawing on methods from fine art, film and dance. Using her body as material and working predominantly with 16mm film, she performs repeated often absurd actions for the camera, pushing the limitations of her own physical endurance. In performing in public locations, the actions are statements of intent and a reclamation of space. The resulting ‘action films’ and photographs take the form of installations, screenings and performances often in combination with sculptural elements, that are exhibited in galleries and screenings internationally. 

She studied at The Slade School of Fine Art and completed her practice-led PhD with AHRC funding at Manchester School of Art. Presentations of work include: New Art Projects, London; Film Talks Touring Programme, Canada and USA; Prisme #6, Nantes; Celluloid Now, Chicago; London Open House Festival; Mono No Aware, New York; Kunstraum Bethanien, Berlin; Contact Festival of Experimental Film and Video, London; Urban Screens, Bergen; 10th International Istanbul Biennial.