Janet Biggs on Making Art at the Edge of the World

In 2014, we sit down with Janet Biggs, a Brooklyn-based artist whose video projects tell stories of toxic environments and endangered cultures. She explains what led her to follow miners inside a volcano in Indonesia and embed herself in a community at the edge of China’s Silk Road. Her next destination is South of the border. In Mexico, she’ll be donning an ice suit to explore a spectacular, white-hot crystal cave that lies 300 meters below the Earth’s surface. Sound Editor: Kris McConnachie | Production Assistant: Amy Sherald | Special Audio, courtesy Janet Biggs Related Episode: Janet Biggs and the Power of Desire Related Links: Janet Biggs, Ijen Volcano, Taklamakan Desert, Cave of Crystals