One more monochrom artist in residence! Yessss!
<http://twentysevengears.com/>Benjamin Cowden began working with
metal during an undergraduate anthropology project in Cameroon in
1997, where he studied how Baka Pygmies turned worn machetes into
utility knives. He later worked as a blacksmith and focused on
utilitarian objects and furniture. When he began making sculpture in
2003, Cowden sought to maintain the physical relationship and
interactivity of his earlier work. During his graduate studies at
Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Benjamin created interactive
mechanical devices which explored human experience and the senses.
Mr. Cowden now lives in Oakland California where he continues to
explore these themes using mechanics, electronics, and other media.
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