Ben Clement and Sebastian de la Cour (1981, UK & 1980, DK) work together as the artist duo benandsebastian. They see their artistic output as a way of exploring the potential of doubt within material culture, explored through highly-crafted artefacts, woodcarvings, architectural installations, choral performances, techno talks and institutional furniture.
benandsebastian’s work has taken the form of a series of parasitical departments installed in host institutions, such as Department of Voids at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa and at Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art in Copenhagen. The duo’s latest work has focused on the role of nonhumans in legal history. Their recently completed commission for the Court of Aarhus, Silent Parties, revolves around eight historic legal cases concerning animals that were put on trial and robots that have been at the centre of legal disputes.
