Janet Biggs (New York City) is a research-based, interdisciplinary artist known for her immersive pieces in video, film and performance. Biggs’ work focuses on individuals in extreme landscapes or situations, navigating the territory between art, science and technology. Biggs’ harrowing video, Weighing Life Without a Scale, 2018, which emphasizes the importance of acting upon climate change, contrasts migration taking place at a refugee camp in Djibouti with high tech plans for escape to Mars.