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Description: Two-channel, high definition video instillation with sound, 16:9 format nTime: 07:24, loopednEdition of 1, plus 2 APsnJanet Biggs’ video, The Persistence of Hope, is a two-channel video installation which focuses on the solace one of Biggs’ relatives found in his residual memory of birds. After his diagnosis, he would gather dead hummingbirds found in his garden, carefully seal them in clear plastic bags, and place them in his freezer. Only after his death did the artist learn of this ritual