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My work in installation art incorporates a variety of mediums that are determined organically by the nature of each piece (including sculpture, photography, film, video, performance, and sound). Fiber, specifically knitting and crochet, is a central element in my installation practice. I enjoy the rich cultural and social history that surrounds fiber arts, as well as blending the distinctions between art and craft. The time intensive and repetitive nature of knitting allows me to meditate on a piece as it comes into being, further revealing the nature of the work as part of the process. While I explore a wide range of subject matter (such as gender and sexual identity, human rights, and ecological impact), my work is rooted in my desire to explore the condition of embodiment, reflecting on what it means to have a body, to inhabit a body, to be a body incarnated in, and interacting with, this world.
Ben Cuevas interview, 2010 Wassaic Artist Resident from The Wassaic Project on Vimeo.
