Ben Cullen Williams is a British-Panamanian artist and researcher based in London whose practice spans installation, sculpture, moving image, photography and performance. His work explores technological transformation across the natural world, from landscapes to the human body, tracing the unstable systems through which the world we inhabit is shaped, perceived and transformed. His practice ranges from works in individual media to larger environments in which multiple elements converge.
Williams studied sculpture at the Royal College of Art, London, having previously read architecture at the University of Edinburgh. His collaborations with scientists, musicians, explorers and choreographers deepen his artistic research and test how his work can be experienced in different contexts. He has participated in Google Arts & Culture’s programme for experimentation in art and technology, collaborating with researchers at Google DeepMind, and in the Open Lab at the MIT Media Lab. Through his collaborations with choreographer Sir Wayne McGregor, his work has featured in performances presented at the Venice Biennale, the Royal Festival Hall, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and Sadler’s Wells.
Williams has exhibited internationally, including at Musée d’arts de Nantes; CAFA Art Museum, Beijing; HEK, Basel; MISK Art Institute, Riyadh; ENNOVA Museum, Langfang; Somerset House, London; AKM, Istanbul; and Shinjuku Vision, Tokyo. His residencies include programmes with Roman Road Gallery, SARP Gallery in Sicily and Bolzano, and Gazelli Art House. His work was presented on Piccadilly Lights as part of the CIRCA Prize, and he is the recipient of a D&AD Yellow Pencil and a RIBA Award.
Contact
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