Benjamin Schoones places self-produced, modified, and ready-made objects in constellations that embed themselves within their surroundings. The selected off-the-shelf components often refer to systems of distribution and manufacturing that have become obsolete or displaced.

Rather than constructing a fixed argument, the work navigates states of disorientation emerging from constantly shifting tensions and (infra)structures. Through rhythm, repetition, and juxtaposition, Schoones creates environments that allow for doubt, inertia, and physical engagement. The experience oscillates between distance and proximity: moving from detached observation toward a more intimate, somatic awareness in relation to these synthetic surroundings. In this way, the objects do not remain static; instead, they operate as alienated mediators.

Situated within a context of technological acceleration, continuous innovation, and a pervasive performance culture, objects are increasingly consumed and redefined within networks of value, visibility, and function. Schoones’s work responds by opening a space in which the detachment of objects becomes a point of entry for bodily and affective resonance.

A deliberately cold aesthetic introduces distance, slowing down perception and resisting immediate comprehension. The work seeks to evoke a visceral response. One that cannot be fully grasped through cognition alone, but instead unfolds through ambiguity, uncertainty, and sometimes even discomfort.

He holds an MFA from the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam (2025) and a BFA from St. Joost School of Art & Design (2022).