making things happen
Bio
Justin A. Langlois is an artist working in integrated media and social practice. He has an MFA in Visual Arts and a BA (Hons) in Communication Studies from the University of Windsor. His major research project is currently situated in Broken City Lab, a creative research group focused on engaging and interrupting the city, its infrastructure, and its communities. He has been the recipient of numerous awards including grants from The Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. His creative activity has been featured on national television, broadcast on radio stations around the world, and presented, performed, and exhibited throughout North America. He currently teaches in the Department of Communication, Video, and Film at the University of Windsor.
Recent work
2008-present Social Practice
An ongoing collaborative project focused on engaging and disrupting the city of Windsor, Ontario, its infrastructure, and its communities. (brokencitylab.org)
2009 Custom-printed biodegradable balloons, wildflower seeds, helium, hemp
500 biodegradable balloons with printed message filled with helium and wildflower seeds.
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2008 HDV
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2008 HDV
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2008 HDV
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2008 Monofilament Line, Push Pins
Project exploring space and the collaborative process created and installed over a 24 hour period with Ryan Clark and Adam Glover.
2008 Custom Software
A visualization of the online discussion of economic and social realities surrounding the decline of the automotive manufacturing industry.
2008 Custom Software
A real-time audio/visual response to the constant online activity of bloggers using the phrases "I am in love with you" and "I am not in love with you."
Artist statement
intervene, document, interject, repair, disrupt, destroy, rebuild, rethink, plan, improvise, produce, relate, practice, invent, politic, fake it, engage, move, lie down, compensate, talk, discuss, appropriate, pretend, play, jump, paint, solve, stop, confuse, notice, annotate, mention, forget, discover, make, choose, map, walk, drive, run, hide, uncover, disappear, remove, focus, reveal, motivate, communicate, talk, watch, telephone, connect, blog, start, follow, write, print, graph, photograph, redraw, trade, cooperate, gratify, re-imagine, highlight, workshop, exaggerate, collaborate, orchestrate
I do all of these things in a variety of media, though usually within the context of social practice, new media, and video art.
Curriculum vitae
Education
University of Windsor (2007-09)
MFA Visual Arts, Integrated Media
University of Windsor (2003-07)
Honours Bachelor of Communications
Minor Applied IT
Selected Exhibitions, Performances and Screenings
2010 Public Realm, Group Show / Projection Performance, Propeller Gallery, Toronto, Ontario
2009 Broken City Youth, Event with Youth Arts Network, Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, Hamilton, Ontario
2009 Cross-Border Communication, Public Projection Performance, Windsor, Ontario
2009 Extended Field Trip #001, Artspace, Peterborough, Ontario
2009 Algorithmic Subway Adventures, Conflux City / Conflux Festival, New York, New York
2009 100 Ways to Save Your City, Projection Performance at Harvesting the FAM Festival, Windsor, Ontario
2009 Welcome to the Neighbourhood, Psychogeography Algorithmic Walk, Windsor, Ontario
2009 DodoLab: Experimental Farm, Confederation Centre, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
2009 Visual Fringe, Windsor Fringe Fest 2009, Windsor, Ontario
2009 Open Corridor, Group Show of Public Art Installed along Huron Church Road, Windsor, Ontario
2009 Public Document Files, Public Space One, Iowa City, Iowa
2009 A Consultancy, Vacant Storefront Residency / Performance, Windsor, Ontario
2009 Windsor Biennial, Group Show, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
2009 Without, Group Show, Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
2009 Text In-Transit, Organized and Curated text-based exhibition on Windsor’s public transit fleet
2009 Rewriting Windsor, Collaborative Writing of a text on Windsor’s History, Windsor, Ontario
2009 Making Things Happen (For A Week Straight), LeBel Gallery, Windsor, Ontario
2009 “Gradual Stability,” Screening at Smorgasborder 01, Lambton Tower, Windsor, Ontario
2008 Mapping the City, Social Mapping Activity using Google Maps, School of Visual Arts, Windsor, Ontario
2008 Broken City Lab Tetris Tournament, Hijacked 40” LCD TV in hallway of School of Visual Arts, Windsor, Ontario
2008 Night of the Living Broken City, Outdoor guerilla screening of public domain film, Teenagers From Outer Space
2008 Seed Bomb Demo, Hosted by Broken City Lab, School of Visual Arts, Windsor, Ontario
2008 “Hidden, Now,” Screening at Noise Border, Lambton Tower, Windsor, Ontario
2008 “Losing My First Tooth,” Screening in Regional Program at Media City 14, Windsor, Ontario
2008 Boiling Point (Labour Arts Festival), Two-Person Show, Artcite, Windsor, Ontario
2008 Impromptu, Collaborative Group Show, LeBel Gallery, Windsor, Ontario
2008 South of Detroit, Group Show, LeBel Gallery, Windsor, Ontario
2007 “Ava Aves,” Screening on ELiquid Media Screen 40sq metre LCD Screen, Canada Building, Windsor, Ontario
2007 “Ava Aves,” Screening at Art Gallery of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
2007 “Pristine Hum City,” broadcast on CJAM radio, Windsor, Ontario
2007 “Memory’s Paradigm,” Screening at Image+Nation Film Festival, Montreal, Quebec
2007 “Memory’s Paradigm,” Screening at First Take Student Film Festival, Toronto, Ontario
2007 12×12, Group Show, LeBel Gallery, Windsor, Ontario
2006 “Logistics & Navigation,” Distributed music works on Beggars Banquet, Worldwide
2006 “Summer Takes All My Time,” Repeated broadcast on Much Music, Toronto, Ontario
2006 “Elizabeth & Illinois,” Screening at Milk, Windsor, Ontario
2006 “Action.Draw,” Ecohouse, Windsor, Ontario
Awards
2009 Ontario Arts Council, Artists in the Community/Workplace Grant
2009 Canada Council for the Arts, Inter-Arts Research and Creation Grant
2009 University of Windsor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Research Leadership Chair Project Grant
2009 Rhizome 2010 Commissions, Member Vote Finalist
2009 University of Windsor Celebration of Excellence in Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity Award
2009 Rolex Young Laureates Award Nomination
2008-09 Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada – Canada Graduate Scholarship
2009 Project Grant, Ontario Public Interest Research Group
2009 Project Grant, University of Windsor Arts Society
2009 Travel Grant, University of Windsor
2009 Travel Grant, University of Victoria
2009 University of Windsor Tuition Scholarship, Winter Semester
2008 University of Windsor Tuition Scholarship, Fall Semester
2008 University of Windsor Tuition Scholarship, Summer Semester
2008 Ontario Graduate Scholarship Scholar
2007 Winner Best Cinematography, 48-Hour Flick Fest, Windsor International Film Festival
2007 Golden Key Society Inductee
2006 In-course Bursary University of Windsor
2006 Winner Best Production Award University of Windsor International Film Festival
2006 Winner Best Drama Award University of Windsor Film Festival
2006 Winner Best Soundtrack Award University of Windsor Film Festival
2003 University of Windsor Community Scholar Award
2003 University of Windsor Entrance Scholarship
2003 Queen Elizabeth Millennium Scholarship
2003 TD Canada Trust – Scholarship for Outstanding Community Leadership Award of Merit
Professional Activities
University of Windsor
2010 Sessional Instructor, Department of Communication, Media, & Film, 02-40-213: Podcasting and Internet Media
2009 Sessional Instructor, School of Visual Arts, 01-27-245: Digital Media and Images
2009 Sessional Instructor, Department of Communication, Media, & Film, 02-40-215: Experimental Filmmaking
2009 Sessional Instructor, School of Visual Arts, 01-27-385: Green Corridor
CJAM Community Radio
2009 Website and Brand Redevelopment and Design
Media City International Film Festival
2009 Youth Development Coordinator
2009 Gallery Technician for Media City 15
Art Gallery of Windsor
2009 Studio Instruction in Silk Screening
University of Windsor
2009 Graduate Assistant, Border Culture (Dr. Lee Rodney)
2008 Graduate Assistant, Green Corridor (Rod Strickland, Noel Harding)
2008 B-Camera Cinematographer for Berlin documentary, “Belongings(s)” (Kim Nelson)
2008 Graduate Assistant, Advanced Time-Based Art (Sigi Torinus)
2008 Graduate Assistant, Digital Media and Images (Sigi Torinus)
2007-08 Research Assistant (Rod Strickland)
2007 Graduate Assistant, Introduction to Time-Based Art (David Blatherwick)
2006-07 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Film Production (Kimberly Conely)
2006-07 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Film Production (Heather Hartley)
2006-07 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Production and Practice (Kimberly Conely)
2006-07 Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Production and Practice (Heather Hartley)
2006-07 Research Assistant (Sigi Torinus)
Green Corridor
2007-09 Research Assistant, Web and Print Design, Grant Writing Assistance
2007 Image Design and Research, Aesthetic Environmental Vision Plan for the University of Windsor
Volunteer Positions
2009-10 Artcite Board Member, Vice-President
2009 Consultant on the City of Windsor Cultural Master Plan
2008-09 Graduate Student Society Board Member, Visual Arts Representative
2008-09 Artcite Board Member, Vice-President
2008 Windsor International Film Festival 48 Hour Flick Fest Committee Member
2008 Artcite Programming Committee Co-Chair
2008 University of Windsor, School of Visual Arts, MFA Program Sub-Committee
2008 Technical and Installation Assistance for David Rokeby Exhibition at the Art Gallery of Windsor
2008 University of Windsor, School of Visual Arts Hiring Committee
2007-08 Artcite Board Member
2007 University of Windsor, School of Visual Arts Graduate Representative for School Council
2007 University of Windsor, School of Visual Arts PTR Committee Graduate Representative
2006 Green Corridor Website/Media Project Leader
2003 Essex County Community Living Student Board Member
2003 Editor and Publisher of Root Magazine
2002 Voice of the Youth Community Co-Chair of the Board of Directors
Artist Talks, Lectures and Publications
2010 “The Removable Garden,” PUBLIC, Issue 41, Toronto, Ontario (forthcoming)
2010 “Collectives / Collaboration,” CityShare, CreateHere.org online talk, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2009 “Social Practice: New Models for Collaborative Cultural Production,” Presentation at Canadian Association for Cultural Studies 2009 Biannual Conference, Montreal, Quebec
2009 “Collaborative Practice and Process,” Presentation at Brock University, St.Catharines, Ontario
2009 “Fixing The City,” Urban Mediations Symposium, Windsor, Ontario
2009 “Broken City Lab: Addressing the City in Crisis through Social Practice,” (inter)disciplinaries: theory & crisis Conference, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia
2009 “Painting the City With Light: A Revolution for the Rest of Us,” North Eastern Modern Language Associate Conference: 21st Century City, Boston, Massachusetts
2009 “How to Fix the City: Social Practice in Windsor,” Talk20 / Pecha Kucha Windsor, Artcite, Windsor, Ontario
2009 “Broken City Lab: Artist Talk,” University of Michigan, School of Architecture, Detroit UnReal Estate Studio, Ann Arbor, Michigan
2008 “Windsor: The American Sector,” MONU: Magazine on Urbanism, 118-123, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2008 “Making Things Happen: The Intersection of Art and Change,” School of Visual Arts, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
2008 “Windsor Aesthetics,” Communications Department, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario
2007 “Documentary Filmmaking,” Windsor Health Unit Youth Action Committee, Windsor, Ontario
2007 “Reactive Environments Through Politicized Artworks,” Humanities and Technologies Conference, Terre Haute, IN, USA
Bibliography
Nora Young and Tom Lucier, Spark, CBC Radio One, January 10, 2010
Diana Lind, “Looking Ahead, Looking Back,” Next American City, http://americancity.org/daily/entry/1963/, January 3, 2010
Nate Berg, “Fixing a Broken City,” Metropolis Magazine, http://www.metropolismag.com/pov/20091124/fixing-a-broken-city, November 24, 2009
Craig Fahle, Interview, Detroit Today, WDET 101.9fm Detroit Public Radio, November 18, 2009
Bevin Palmateer, Interview, Today’s Windsor, http://www.todayswindsor.com/news/?p=1054, November 17, 2009
Murray Whyte, “Far Away, So Close: Talking to Detroit from Windsor’s Broken City Lab,” The Toronto Star Untitled: Contemporary Art and Beyond Blog, http://thestar.blogs.com/untitled/2009/11/viewed-from-across-the-river-detroit-it-must-seem-like-a-cruel-taunt-caesars-casino-in-windsor-its-huge-bright-red-neon.html, November 16, 2009
Adam Fox and Tom Lucier, “Not in My Backyard,” CJAM 91.5fm, Windsor, Ontario, November 9, 2009
Trevor Wilhelm, “Going to the wall: Artistic do-gooders will project messages to unite with our border neighbours,” The Windsor Star, November 5, 2009
Mélanie Routhier Boudreau, Interview, Panorama, TFO: la télévision francophone en Ontario, November 4, 2009
Lee Rodney, “Detroit is Our Future,” FUSE Magazine, Toronto, Ontario, September 2009
Deborah Curran, “Wicked,” Alternatives Journal, Waterloo, Ontario, Volume 35, Number 5, 2009
Kelly Roche, Interview, A-Channel Television, Windsor, Ontario, September 16, 2009
Amanda LeClaire, “Sister City Calls,” Metro Times, Detroit, Michigan, September 16, 2009
Adam Fox and Tom Lucier, “Not in My Backyard,” CJAM 91.5fm, Windsor, Ontario, September 15, 2009
Frances Willick, “Space offered to develop big ideas,” The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, August 13, 2009
Kathy McMann, Interview, AM800 CKLW, Windsor, Ontario, August 10, 2009
Kelly Roche, Interview, A-Channel Television, Windsor, Ontario, July 29, 2009
Push the Future, http://blog.pushthefuture.org/2009/07/dear-detroit-from-your-neighbors/, July 29, 2009
Barbara Peacock, “Crosstown,” CBC Radio One, Windsor, Ontario, July 27, 2009
University of Windsor News, http://uwindsor.ca/saving-a-city, July 27, 2009
TreeHugger, http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/07/were-in-this-together.php, July 23, 2009
PSFK, http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/the-art-of-broken-city-lab.html, July 23, 2009
Torontoist, http://torontoist.com/2009/07/a_natural_benefit_of_extended_municipal_strikes.php, July 16, 2009
Wooster Collective, http://woostercollective.com/2009/07/naturalized_area_from_broken_city_lab.html, July 15, 2009
Le Téléjournal, Interview, Radio Canada Television, Windsor, Ontario, July 6, 2009
Claudine Drolet, Radio Canada CBC 540AM, Windsor, Ontario, July 2, 2009
Tom Taylor, Interview, CBC Telvision, Windsor, Ontario, June 24, 2009
Don McArthur, “Bus travellers riding wave of inspiration,” The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, June 24, 2009
Bob Steel, “Crosstown,” CBC Radio One, Windsor, Ontario, May 29, 2009
Chris Holt and Andrew Foot, “Scaledown Radio,” CJAM 91.5fm, Windsor, Ontario, April 27, 2009
Susan Gold/Smith, “Save a City by Broken City Lab,” The Scoop, Issue #84, April 2009
Stephen Hargreaves, Adam Fox, and Tom Lucier, “Not in My Backyard,” CJAM 91.5fm, Windsor, Ontario, April 7, 2009
Kate Hargreaves, “Get on the Bus! Broken City Lab is Making Things Happen,” Windsor Arts & Music Monthly – Feature Article and Front Cover Photo, April 2009
Tony Doucette and Tom Lucier, “The Early Shift,” CBC Radio Once, Windsor, Ontario, April 1, 2009
Don McArthur, “A Passion for the City,” The Windsor Star, Windsor, Ontario, February 13, 2009
Tom Lucier, Interview, “Not In My Back Yard,” CJAM 91.5fm, Windsor, Ontario, December 8, 2008
Barbara Peacock, “Crosstown,” CBC Radio One, Windsor, Ontario, December 2, 2008
D’arcy Bresson, “Lance Out Loud Episode 10,” The Lance’s Video Blog, October 22, 2008
Steven I’Anson, “Kingsville’s Influence at 48 Hour Flick Fest,” October 21, 2008
Steve Paiken, Interview, TVO Television, The Agenda with Steve Paiken, October 20, 2008
Dalson Chen, “48-hour film challenge returns to WIFF,” Windsor Star, September 21, 2008
Steven Leyden Cochrane, ‘What Does Friendship Mean to You,” Incidental Report, April 2008
Media City 14 Catalogue, Windsor, Ontario, March 2008
Pat Jeflyn, Interview, CBC Television, Windsor, Ontario, March 13, 2008
Steve I’Anson, “Langlois Piece Included in Labour Arts Fest,” Kingsville Reporter, February 12, 2008
Sonja Puzic, “This Exhibition Rocks,” Windsor Star, February 3, 2008
Nora Young, Interview, CBC Radio One’s “Spark,” Toronto, Ontario, January 16, 2008
Curatorial Projects
2009 Micro-Residencies, 72-hour Residencies focusing on the city of Windsor, Ontario
2009 Rewriting Windsor, Collaborative Writing of a text on Windsor’s History, Lambton Tower, Windsor, Ontario
2009 Text In-Transit, Broken City Lab and Transit Windsor, installing 100 text works on public buses
Professional Memberships
Artcite Inc.
Golden Key Society
NeMLA
Rhizome
Canadian Association of Cultural Studies