Benjamin Schoones (he/him) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Breda. He holds an MFA from the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam (2025) and a BFA from St. Joost, School of Art & Design. (2022)

He places self-produced objects and sometimes modified or ready-made objects in constellations that often interact with the given architecture of the space. Often manifesting through supporting sounds, text and the physical transformation of these materials, the chosen off-the-shelf parts are often linked to distribution and manufacturing processes that have fallen into unplanned obsolescence and been discarded. Reflecting by trying to find ways on how these objects correlate within these interactions of all sorts creating constructions with objects where these functionalities in these constructions will not be revealed.

Relevant education

2023 – 2025: Master of Fine Arts, Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (hons)

2018 – 2022: Bachelor of Arts, St.Joost Breda, The Netherlands (hons)

2020 – 2021: Minor Arts & Humanity St.Joost Breda, The Netherlands 

 

Group exhibitions

2025; Garage, Rotterdam NL, Language(s)

2025; P60, Assen NL, Vita Terrena

2025; TENT, Rotterdam NL, Piet Zwart Institute Graduation Show

2025; Clublokaal, Breda NL, Komma samen

2025; Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam NL, Appreciation exhibition & Open Studio, Rotterdam Art Week

2024; A Tale of a Tub, Rotterdam, NL, Heating Systems

2024: Lely, Amsterdam NL, Leaving Space - Caretakers' Burden

2024: Tramkade ‘s-Hertogenbosch NL, Wachten op Godot

2024: Club Solo, Breda NL, Heavy Foldable Table

2024: Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam NL, In Every Cacophony There is Harmony. Open studio’s
2023: Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Schiedam NL, Assistant Guerrilla take-over Anne Wenzel’s Carte Blanche.

2023: Neck of the Woods, Rotterdam, NL, May I Ask for Your Assistance

2023: KLEMM’S Gallery, Berlin DE, Part of an Ensemble XLI carriers

2023: Mieke van Schaijk, ’s-Hertogenbosch NL, Bossche Bol Bol Editie #0

2023: Gallery Biesenbach, online ART MATTERS #7 finals

2023: Kunstpodium-T, Tilburg NL. Apprentice Master #4 Myspace

2023: Extrapool, Nijmegen NL, Destillaat #24

2022: Neck of the Woods, Rotterdam, NL, Dimensions of Settlement

2022: IDFX, Breda, NL, Recipes for disaster

2022: Lutherse Kerk, Breda NL, Cultuurnacht

2022: De Fabriek, Eindhoven NL, Wegens Omstandigheden is er Momenteel Geen Titel.

2022: Neck of the Woods, Rotterdam, NL, You me, You.

2022: Galerie Pouloeuff, Naarden NL, Place to Be!

 

Duo exhibitions

2024: Neue Galerie, Landshut, DE, Elastic Saliva together with Mike Anna

2024: IDFX, Breda, NL, Yellow Cube; Soundcheck in collaboration with Fenna Koot

2021: IDFX, Breda NL, combinatietonen in collaboration with Mike Anna

 

 

 

Solo exhibitions

2025; Kunstplatform L I N K, Zwolle NL,  - This hum is a tonal sigh v2

2024: HKK, s’-Hertogenbosch NL, In short; my arms are sore. annex; yet, I'm laying folded.

 

Performances

2024: Roodkapje, Rotterdam, NL, Room to Bloom in collaboration with Natalija Gucheva

2023: Medusa Offspace, Brussels BE, Cosmovisions  in collaboration with Natalija Gucheva

2022: De Pont Museum, Tilburg, NL, It is part XXXII of an ensemble…

2022: Museum Dhondt Dhaenens Sint-Martens-Latem BE, It is part XXX of an ensemble…

2021: Dürst Britt & Mayhew, The Hague NL, Envision this is part XXXVII of an ensemble…

2021: BUT Film Festival, Breda, NL, in collaboration with Mike Anna & Savannah Bredow

2020; Art Rendez-Vous, Breda NL

 

Publications

Part 47, carriers  


Teaching experience 

2022: 6-week workshop at ArtEZ Arnhem.

Latent Commons, Collective Making module.

 

relevant projects & involvement

2024 - current; Clublokaal

2022 – 2023 Ceramic assistant for Anne Wenzel. Projects; Carte Blanche Stedelijk Museum Schiedam & Razzia Monument Rotterdam

2021 – 2024 It's a Part of (FKA networked Collective)

2021 – 2023: Club Solo, Breda NL Slub Colo, Monthly Exhibitions, interventions, workshops and performances.

2021 – 2023: Club Solo, Breda NL, Producer teaser videos for solo Exhibtions.

 

Internships

2021 – Witte Rook, Breda

2018 – Make, Eindhoven

 

Grants & assignments

2021 International Vocalis Concours 's-Hertogenbosch 

 

Press 

2024 Fakewhale in dialogue with Benjamin Schoones

2024: Salivalive exhibition In short; my arms are sore. Annex; yet, I'm laying folded.

2024 Rundgang.io exhibition In short; my arms are sore. Annex; yet, I'm laying folded. 

2023: Rundgang.io exhibition Don't tip over.

2023: sea foundation: Benjamin Schoones | studio encounter

2022: Metropolis M ; St.Joost Breda, Graduation Show

2021: Internationaal Vocalisten Concours Den Bosch komende jaren aangekleed met werk van studenten kunstacademie

2021: IVC gaat samenwerking aan met AVK | St. Joost in ’s-Hertogenbosch

2021: IVC bundelt de krachten met AVK | St. Joost in Den Bosch

2021: Benjamin Schoones krijgt eerste opdracht tot vervaardigen kunstwerk LiedDuo

2021: Internationaal Vocalisten Concours Den Bosch komende jaren aangekleed met werk van studenten kunstacademie