About Ben Jones
I am an artist and curator, interested mainly in web-based work, video, drawing and animation. I have exhibited locally, nationally and internationally gaining commissions as well as working with communities and in schools on projects. I have worked for a variety of different organisations from an artist run studio and gallery to a large contemporary gallery in a number of different roles.
My practice deals with how the reality we live in is constructed by media, where there are many different beliefs, which can be accepted, rejected or modified. I am interested in the disintegration of traditional social discussion and debate, due to media saturation, and how it now manifest’s itself in many new and technological ways.
Its been a long long time since I posted here. This has been mainly due to working on my practice based PhD at Culture Lab, Newcastle University concerning community, social media and community art. Using the methodology of Deveron Arts, … Continue reading →
I am current curator of the Huntly Art Reader, that ‘aims to regularly discuss art theory and curatorial texts to contextualise the contemporary art practice offered in Huntly, Aberdeenshire. The town’s vibrant arts scene provides the starting point for focused … Continue reading →
I have posted on here for a while as after coming back from Aberdeenshire and working with Deveron Arts over the Summer of 2010, I jumped straight into my PhD at Culture Lab, Newcastle University. My research aims to look … Continue reading →
For Axis Rant 49, I asked the question ‘What is ‘participatory art’ and does it really bring about social change? Has ‘participation’ become an over-used, under-critiqued word in art practice today?’ The text can be read and comments made here. The … Continue reading →
Deveron Arts are hosting a live web stream of the conference ‘International Networking, Mobility, Art and the Environment’ on the 1st October from 6.30pm as part of Red Herring. If you wish to watch and take part in the discussion … Continue reading →
