Stay Where You Are is a year-long project in which four artists and writers pause to reflect on the appeal of the local

  • Best known for his ethnographic excursions into remote areas and alien cultures, Ben Rivers’ short film series 'Things' focuses instead on his domestic surroundings and the familiar, often treasured objects he turns to for comfort or material. Rather than Pacific islands or mountainous forests, he confines his roaming eye to an altogether more intimate environment.

Things

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Part 4: Things: Autumn (excerpt)
About, Ben Rivers
December 4, 2014

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Part 3: Things: Summer (excerpt)
Ben Rivers
July 14, 2014


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Part 2: Things: Spring (excerpt)
Ben Rivers
July 13, 2014

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Part 1: Things: Winter (excerpt)
Ben Rivers
June 10, 2014


Ben Rivers
About, Ben Rivers
January 30, 2014

Ben Rivers (born Somerset 1972) graduated from Falmouth School of Art in 1993. Recent solo exhibitions include: Ah, Liberty! Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, 2013; Phantoms of a Libertine, Kate MacGarry Gallery, London, 2012; Slow Action, Hepworth Wakefield, 2012; Sack Barrow, Hamburg Kunsthalle, 2012 and Hayward Gallery, London, 2011; Slow Action, Matt’s Gallery, London and Gallery TPW, Toronto, 2011. He is the recipient of awards including: FIPRESCI International Critics Prize, 68th Venice Film Festival for his first feature film Two Years At Sea; the inaugural Robert Gardner Film Award, 2013; Baloise Art Prize, Art Basel 42, for Sack Barrow; Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award for Artists, 2010. Recent commissions include the 2013 Artangel Open. He is represented by Kate MacGarry Gallery.


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