Ben Schonberger: August 2023
Ben Schonberger is a multidisciplinary visual artist and educator based in Pittsburgh, PA. His projects exist in a variety forms including artist books, photographic media, wall and table installations, and sculptural objects. Ben’s studio is currently based at Radiant Hall, Mckees Rocks. Ben has exhibited his projects nationally and internationally. His work is part of public and private collections including The Detroit Institute of Arts Department of Prints, Drawings and Photographs and The Toledo Museum of Art. His self- published artist books can be found in the MoMA Library, The Cleveland Museum of Art Library and The Arts Library at Yale University. For the last 7 years Ben has taught Photography full-time at Point Park University in downtown Pittsburgh.
“My work approaches themes that surround archiving, identity, objectification and outlying. Several of my projects are long-term and involve layering, rearranging and augmenting created or found material, within the context of an archive. In a multidisciplinary manner, I access police-related subject matter and create imagery that break down topics related to power and queerness. Through a layering process, my work aims to address the complexity of systems that complicate how we see others through images. I am interested in how archives can be used as mechanisms that reinforce control over a narrative or an idea and the possibilities that unravel when images are remediated or disrupted.”
