benjamin schoones places self-produced, sometimes modified or ready-made objects in constellations that nest within their given architecture. Chosen off-the-shelf parts are often linked to distribution and manufacturing processes that may have eventually been rendered obsolete. These works are sometimes supported by sounds & written gestures. Instead of following a fixated argument, it tends more toward exploring the incomprehensible feelings of disorientation in ever-changing tensions and (infra)structures. Rhythm, repetition & juxtaposition that leaves room for doubt, inertia, and physical engagement. Zooming in and out, circling from outside interactions of cold distances to inner somatic processing in interaction with all these surrounding synthetics. In this sense, the objects made are not simply as it is, but become an alienated mediator.
Characterized by technological acceleration, constant innovation, and a deep-rooted performance culture, objects are consumed and constantly redefined within networks of value, visibility, and functionality. Therefore, his work attempts to open up a space where the detachment of objects can be an entry point to bodily and affective resonance. Pursuing a certain cold aesthetic creates a distance that activates a delayed perception. With a focus on evoking a visceral, bodily response: an affective layer that cannot be approached purely cognitively, but manifests itself in the uncertain, the ambiguous, and even the unpleasant.
He holds an MFA from the Piet Zwart Institute in Rotterdam (2025) and a BFA from St. Joost, School of Art & Design. (2022)
Education
2023/2025 - Master of Fine Arts (hons) Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam
2018/2022 - Bachelor of Arts (hons) St.Joost School of Art & Design, Breda
2021 - Minor Arts & Humanity St.Joost School of Art & Design, Breda
Solo exhibitions
2026 - Bulging out of the sssleeve (Sweatshop) - TAC, Eindhoven
2025 - This hum is a tonal sigh II - Kunstplatform L I N K, Zwolle
2024 - In short; my arms are sore. annex; yet, I’m laying folded - HKK, s’-Hertogenbosch
Duo exhibitions
2026 - Dull Skull - Kunsthal Kloof, Utrecht
2024 - Elastic Saliva - Neue Galerie, Landshut DE
- Yellow Cube Festival; Soundcheck - IDFX, Breda
2021 - Combinatietonen - IDFX, Breda
Group exhibitions
2026
- 1/0 - SLUG, Leipzig DE upcoming
- Limburg Biënnale - Odapark, Venray
- De Belofte #21 - Kunstliefde, Utrecht
2025
- Space delivered empty - Projectspace 38/40, Amsterdam
- Proloog - Kunstpodium-T, Tilburg
- Language(s) - Garage, Rotterdam
- Vita Terrena - P60, Assen
- Piet Zwart Institute Graduation Show - TENT, Rotterdam
- Komma Samen - Clublokaal, Breda
- Appreciation - Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam
2024
- Heating Systems - A Tale of a Tub, Rotterdam
- Caretakers’ Burden - Lely, Amsterdam
- Wachten op Godot - Tramkade ‘s-Hertogenbosch
- Heavy Foldable Table - Club Solo, Breda
- In Every Cacophony There is Harmony - Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam
2023
- May I Ask for Your Assistance - Neck of the Woods, Rotterdam
- Part of an Ensemble XLI carriers - KLEMM’S Gallery, Berlin DE
- Bossche Bol Bol Editie #0 - Mieke van Schaijk, ’s-Hertogenbosch
- ART MATTERS #7 finalists - Gallery Biesenbach, online
- #4 Myspace - Kunstpodium-T, Tilburg
- Destillaat #24 - Extrapool, Nijmegen
2022
- Zones Afstudeertentoontselling - St.Joost School of Art & Design
- Dimensions of Settlement - Neck of the Woods, Rotterdam
- Recipes for disaster - IDFX, Breda
- Cultuurnacht - Lutherse Kerk, Breda
- Wegens Omstandigheden is er Momenteel Geen Titel - De Fabriek, Eindhoven
- You me, You - Neck of the Woods, Rotterdam
- Place to Be! - Galerie Pouloeuff, Naarden
Performances
2026 - ssh (it can do the talking) (in a qunatity quantized) - SLUG, Leipzig DE
2026 - ssh (it can do the talking) (in a qunatity quantized) - Witte Rook, Breda
2024 - What if we lose it - Homebodies, De Nieuwe Vorst, Tilburg - in collaboration with Inneke Taal
- Room to Bloom - Roodkapje, Rotterdam - in collaboration with Natalija Gucheva
2023 - Be your own Joy - Medusa Offspace, Brussels BE - in collaboration with Natalija Gucheva
2022 - It is part XXXII of an ensemble - PUNCH, De Pont Museum, Tilburg
2021 - Envision this is part XXXVII of an ensemble… - Gallery Dürst Britt & Mayhew, Den Haag
Fairs
2026 - UNFAIR, Inversie talent hub, Amsterdam
- Young Talent Section - Belgian Art & Design Affair, Gent BE
Trajectories
2026 - De Belofte 21, Kunstliefde, Utrecht
2025/2026 - Inversie Talenthub, Province Noord-Brabant
2022/2023 - Apprentice Master program, Kunstpodium-T, Tilburg
Relevant activities
2024/current - Coreteam member of Clublokaal, Breda
2022/2023 - Assistant production cermaics for Anne Wenzel, Rotterdam
2022/2023 - Transition workgroup Club Solo to new initative & fluid recearchgroup, Breda
2021/2023 - production artists portrait videos for Club Solo, Breda
2021/ 2024 - working in, It is Part of an Ensemble (FKA Networked Collective)
2021 - Sculpture for the International Vocalist Concours, ‘s-Hertogenbosch
2021 - Internship, Witte Rook, Breda
2018 - Internship, MAKE, Eindhoven
Working periods & residencies
2026 - Witte Rook, Breda
2025 - Kunstpodium-T, Tilburg
2023 - Extrapool, Nijmegen
Teaching & workshops
2022 - Networked Collective Latent Commons, Collective Making Module, ArtEZ, Arnhem
Publications
2024 - Part 47, carriers - It is part of an ensemble - KLEMM’s Gallery
Press
2025 - this hum is a tonal sigh II, - Ofluxo.net
- this hum is a tonal sigh II - Saliva.live
- Eindexamen Expositie; Piet Zwart Institute Rotterdam 2025 - Lost-painters.nl
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: 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