The Cayman History Show
This video installation is styled as a game show in which the professor (played by Matt Brown) challenges the audience with multiple-choice questions on the Cayman Islands’ history and cultural heritage. Topics range from commonplace trivia to significant historical events, figures and institutions in the Islands’ history. The artists’ humorous approach belies their more serious concern about the increasing disconnection between contemporary society and its past.
About the Artist
Ben Hudson
b. 1976
Born in Belize, Ben Hudson is a filmmaker and studied commercial art at PTEC, Florida. In 2008 he teamed with Matt Brown to create several music and video projects in Grand Cayman via their production company Sands Ltd., as well as the video installation The Cayman History Show (2015). In 2013, the Ministry of Education awarded him the Socially Conscious Filmmakers Award for Boy’s Voice: A Documentary, co-produced with his wife, the filmmaker Mari Abe Hudson. His work was featured in the exhibition tIDal Shift: Explorations of Identity in Contemporary Caymanian Art (2015).
About the Artist
Matt Brown
b. 1985
Matt Brown is a Caymanian actor, animator, filmmaker, and radio personality. Together with Ben Hudson they have created several popular music and video projects on the Islands via their production company Sands Ltd. Brown holds a degree in professional recording arts and has worked in media production with DMS Broadcasting in the Cayman Islands, presenting frequently at large national festivals. His work The Cayman History Show, coproduced with Ben Hudson, was featured in tIDal Shift: Explorations of Identity in Contemporary Caymanian Art at NGCI in 2015.
