The Class of 2027 First Year MFA Exhibit curated by @erica.di.be.ne.de.tto opens today from 3-6 at the @wallachartgallery !
My cohort is insanely talented and it’s been wonderful getting to know everyone over the past year! I’m so excited to show work alongside all of these superstars 💙
Today is the last day to see “fragile architect(ure)” at DIMIN!
Thank you @raisin_fran for inviting me to be part of this beautiful show and to @patbellart for such a thoughtful review. I’m honored for the opportunity to show at DIMIN alongside three other extremely talented artists @emeraldrosewhipple@alexzstern@russellmaltz
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Divers (after Muybridge), 2026
Cyanotype on paper toned with botanicals, reclaimed wooden molding
72 x 103 in
Recall, Repose, 2026
Cyanotype on paper toned with botanicals on copper aluminum
36 x 36 in
Images courtesy of Justine Hill
Introducing our MFA in Visual Arts class of 2027 cohort @_bb_ben
Utilizing the cyanotype process, Ben considers frameworks of secular transcendence as a means of transporting viewers beyond temporal confines. His compositions consider ideas of belonging, rites of passage, and time as they fragment and intimate scenes from life. Through the repetitive washing and submersion of the paper into botanical baths, the ritualistic printmaking process sanctifies and elevates the work to a level of religious importance. Abstracted bodies are reconstructed and serve as representations of the fragility and malleability of memory. Salvaged materials, with their own histories, weave their way into the work and emphasize its transient nature.
Some small works included in fragile architecht(ure) curated by the incomparable @raisin_fran opening this Friday at @dimin.nyc gallery!
I’m so excited and honored to get to show alongside the other talented artists included in the exhibition!
1. Man Performing Forward Handspring (Plate 74)
2. Fire Starter
3. Pearly Whites
4. Witness
The Touch (II), 2025
Cyanotype on paper and wood, solvent transfer on wood, copper
This is the last piece I made in my old studio before moving up to @columbiamfavisualarts . So happy I was able to finish it before moving out!
