Berni M Janssen, a text artist, works with words in all their forms, printed, spoken,performed. She has a collaborative multidisciplinary practice spanning over thirty-five years,working with composers, performers, visual artists and community members to make wordinspired art. She is renowned for her evocative and captivating performances.
Rejoice! berni janssens new book! This book is easy to love: its rugged, soft, deft,exact forms. Action is embedded in things; politics is stitched into the wind. Set againstthe bamboozle clatter of corpspeak and co-option. Its a beautifully grounded book and itsgoing to make trouble. Chris Mansell, Poet and Publisher One of Australians treasures, berni m janssen, a pioneering sound poet, is fully focusedon the auditory as a means of experiencing the world. Dr Ros Bandt, InternationalEnvironmental Sound Artist There is no doubt in my mind that berni m janssen is a cultural icon for our people.James Hullick, Musician, Sound Artist, Artistic Director JOLT Arts aka )-(u||!c|< These poems fashion an epic grid that electrifies you, big energy at its absolute finest.Kent Macarter, Poet and Managing Editor, Cordite Poetry Review