sound art, video art, interventions, social practice, and multimedia projects by Ben Kinsley and collaborators
Colorado Currents MCA Denver July 24 November 1, 2026 Curated by Miranda Lash, MCA Denver Ellen Bruss Chief Curator Leilani Lynch, MCA Denver Curator The exhibition Colorado Currents brings together recent artworks by twenty-eight artists with ties to Colorado, in the spirit of exploring how Colorado is experienced today. This multigenerational group [ ] The post Exhibition >> Colorado Currents…
Current/ongoing project Produced by Grand Central Arts Center, Santa Ana, CA The Lost Champion is a public, place-based project that memorializes the loss of a national champion tree (Brown-Woolly Fig – Ficus drupacea) that was cut down in Santa Ana—by listening to what remains. A state or national champion tree is the largest known [ ] The post The Lost Champion appeared first on BEN KINSLEY .
(image: National Champion Jacaranda Mimosifolia, Santa Ana, CA. Photo courtesy of Nick Araya and UFEI website.) THE LOST CHAMPION – EXPLORING activation one of a five-part series Ben Kinsley with arborists Rhonda Wood and Humberto Mojica Saturday, June 27 10:00 AM–12:00 PM Meeting Location: Grand Central Art Center (GCAC), Lobby This is a free [ ] The post Exhibition >> The Lost Champion…
I am featured in the Colorado Springs Gazette article World’s only film festival celebrating mushrooms comes to Colorado Springs The post PRESS >> Gazette appeared first on BEN KINSLEY .
My collaborative mushroom costumes are featured in National Geographic s 10 wonderfully weird festivals to add to your bucket list this year. The post PRESS >> NatGeo appeared first on BEN KINSLEY .
Video, 2025 Meet genus Chlorociboria! These gorgeous blue-green bumps on sticks pull you into the micro world of sac fungi. Characters, including three human-sized elf cups, a loupe for scale, and a mycologist, will guide you through the process of close observation, documentation, and proper specimen collection. You will leave ready to join the ranks [ ] The post Bumps on Sticks appeared first on…
Bumps on Sticks, a collaborative film created with Riitta Ikonen will be shown as part of the 2025 Fungi Film Festival Premiere: December 4, 2025 (7pm) Cinema 21, Portand, Oregon Join the premiere of the 6th Fungi Film Fest for a night of 14 films (representing 8 countries) and award announcements! More info: www.fungifilmfest.com/2025 The post Screening >> Fungi Film Festival appeared first on…
Title: Unknown Workout Ground Curator: Dani Daeun Kim, jiiyoun lee Artists: Heoang Kim, laumkon, Oro Minkyung, Yunho Lee, Riitta Ikonen Ben Kinsley Workshop: Dalli factory2, Seoul Sep 16- Oct 12, 2025 Opening. Sep 16, 2025, 5pm www.factory2.kr Unknown Workout Ground begins with an attempt to look toward worlds not yet fully known—the “Unknown.” [ ] The post Exhibition >> Unknown Workout Ground…
I ll be providing environmental vibrations and sounds on the geophone as part of Julia Rigby s performance Life Cycle of a Fever Dream at Heidi Duckler Dance / rooftop of the Bendix Building (LA), on SATURDAY, November 16 at sunset. HDD showcases the work of experimental sound artist Julia Edith Rigby, whose exploratory opera invites audiences [ ] The post Performance >> Life Cycle of a Fever…
I am a 2024-25 ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE at the Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, CA From GCAC newsletter (link): Ben Kinsley is fascinated with trees, nature, and sound. During his first visit as GCAC artist-in-residence earlier this year, we shared the City of Santa Ana’s 1869 origin story – William H. Spurgeon climbed a sycamore [ ] The post AIR >> GCAC appeared first on BEN KINSLEY .