Benjamin Woods
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I’m an artist practicing in Naarm (Melbourne). My improvisational practice works cyclically between sound, sculptural-spatial, and writing processes. The works that I make focus on intersections between embodied listening and forming practices, including an interest in queer practices, habit, and affect. I hold a BFA Honours (2007-10) and MFA (2012) from the Victorian College of the Arts; and a PhD from Monash University, Fine Art (2018-22). I am a Teaching Associate at Monash University Fine Art, and also currently co-direct Run Artist Run (with Yongping Ren), a studio residency program in Docklands.

My first essay book called ‘Unimposing Form’ will be published in early 2025. It will share my research into imbalances between notions of form and matter in forming practices.

Image: Benjamin Woods, Shades, action sculpture, plywood and house paint, Melbourne Art Fair (with c3 and Sarah crowEST), 2014.