Vicki Bennett
We Are Not Amused, Vicki Bennett
Films
Biography
Since 1991 British artist Vicki Bennett, aka People Like Us, has been an influential figure in the field of audio visual collage, through her innovative sampling and appropriating of found footage and archives. Using collage as her main form of expression, she creates audio recordings, A/V performances, films and radio shows that communicate a humorous, dark and often surreal view on life. These collages mix, manipulate and rework original sources from both the experimental and popular worlds of music, film and radio. People Like Us believe in open access to archives for creative use. In 2006 Vicki was the first artist to be given unrestricted access to the entire BBC Archive.
People Like Us have previously shown work at Tate Modern, The Barbican, Sydney Opera House, Royal Albert Hall, Pompidou Centre, Maxxi in Rome and Sonar, and performed radio sessions for John Peel and Mixing It. The ongoing sound art radio show DO or DIY on WFMU has had over a million 'listen again' downloads. since 2003. The People Like Us back catalogue is available for free download hosted by UbuWeb.
Filmography
We Are Not Amused, 2013
The Golem – An Inanimate Matter, 2013
Notations, 2013
Gesture Piece, 2013
BWPWAP, 2013
Consequences (One Thing Leads To Another) (live performance), 2012-13
Free Rod MckMoon, 2012
Variations On Jem Finer’s Slowplayer, 2012
The Zone, 2012
4’33″ The Movie, 2011
Free (As A Chapel In The Moonlight, 2011
The Magical Misery Tour (live performance), 2011
The Atlantic Conveyor, 2011
Magic, 2011
The Doors Of Perspection, 2011
Clean Your Room, 2011
The Keystone Cut Ups (live performance with Ergo Phizmiz), 2010
Magic” (with Ergo Phizmiz), 2010
The Sound Of The End Of Music, 2010
Mull of Kintyre (with Ergo Phizmiz), 2010
Genre Collage (live performance), 2009-10
Induction Is A Draft Is A Gust Of Air, 2009
The Look, 2009
DrivingFlyingRisingFalling, 2009
Parade, 2009
In The Waking, 2008
Skew Gardens, 2007
Ghosts Before Breakfast (with Ergo Phizmiz), 2007
Live Excerpts, 2002-2007
Work, Rest & Play, 2007
Trying Things Out, 2006
Story Without End, 2005
People Like Us At The Movies, 2005
Resemblage, 2004
The Remote Controller, 2002
We Edit Life, 2002
New Knowledge, 2000
Well If You’d Like To See, 1999
Burning, 1999
Discovering Electronic Music, 1999
Music Of Your Own, 1999