BENSON WINK 
NYC—PORTLAND 

Work Clients 

BENSON WINK is a creative director and cultural programmer.


he helped create a 30 min performance film featuring Grammy Nominated artist Raveena Aurora, and Emmy Nominated chef Sophia Roe 

he helped release a book that championed queer-expression and planetary health with artist Mimi Zhu

he helped creative-produce a 15-person, 5 day artist residency at Takigahara Farm in Ishikawa, Japan 

he helped facilitate a collaboration between an Indigenous fisherman and Gucci Equilibrium in Tofino, Canada 

he helped concept, produce and photograph 9 food pop-ups spotlighting urban farms in Brooklyn with cook Pierce Abernathy

he was Creative Director for a video game created for the premiere of HBO’s Original Series, Winning Time 
 



Journal:  

Photography 
Takigahara, Japan (Cult Magazine, 2024)


Press:

Flaunt
Vogue
Document Journal
Office Magazine
Bon Appétit
Office Magazine

Air Company

—Product Launch, Dinner, Gallery, Film  
A Sensorial Dinner for Air Eau De Parfum  
  • The launch of the world’s first fragrance made of carbon – Air Eau De Parfum – a product that inspires eco-cutural hope and pushes the boundaries on what is scientifically possible.

  • Role: Concept, Copy, Tables



Credits: Tin Mai, Brian Lim, Alex Lianopoulos, Edmond Hong, Pierce Abernathy, Mimi Zhu, Joe Daleo, Nick Woytuk, Liz Mydlowski, Rex Nwerem.    

Nike NYC

— NIKE C1TY Launch  
2024
    Nike launched a new shoe made specifically for NYC. Brian Lim and I thought of the concept. 

  • Role: Creative Concept 
  • Client: Nike 

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  • Photography by: Jacob Consenstein


Eternal Garden (Systems)™
(4) Events in 2024   

—Music, Food, Content, Printed Matter 
The Nursery, Public Records, Brooklyn   



MORE HERE Eco-cultural music and food experiences hosted at Public Records. 

• Event 1 sold ticket donations to support Oko Farms, an Aquaponics farm in Williamsburg. 
• Event 2 supported Gaza and Armenian relief Mutual Aids. 
• Event 3 was a Climate Week event in collaboration with Atmos Magazine and Air Company. 
• Event 4 was a emergency community fundraiser for Oko Farms’ relocation fund. 

For each event, we offered discounted ticket to those who have proof of volunteer-ship at a farm, garden, or any other earth work. 300+ Earth Work tickets were purchased across events. 

Role: Concept, Copy, Photography, Production, Cook   
 

 

Raveena Aurora Performance Film

— Film, Residency, Photo, Food Programming.  
 “Where The Butter Flies Went” 
2024
  • After the release of Raveena’s album Where do the butterflies go in the rain? we went to Callisto Farms to host a residency, shoot a film inclusive of 3 performances, and 2 interviews over the course of 4 days. 

  • The film features Sophia Roe, who also executive produced the film. 

  • Role: Creative, Truck driver




Photos under parachute: Enmi Yang 
Photos of wings and in barn: Benson Wink

 Amazon Music Live 

— Seven Week Live Music Experience 
2023 

  • Seven concerts in seven weeks. Amazon Music Live 2023 was an immersive music experience streamed on Amazon Prime & Twitch. 

  • Role: Creative lead, pitch team 


  • Host: 2 Chainz
  • Performers: Lato • Peso Pluma • Ed Sheeren • Metro Boomin • Green Day • Lil Durk • Feid 



Passenger Program 

—Artist Residency, Film, Photo  
Ishikawa, Japan 
November 2023 
We led a 5-day 15-artist residency in Ishikawa Japan at Takigahara Farm in collaboration with author and artist Mimi Zhu. 

Role: Concept, Farm hand, Cook, Photographer  


 


Credits: Tin Mai, Alex Lianopoulos, Edmond Hong, Pierce Abernathy, Mimi Zhu, Joe Daleo, Liz Mydlowski, Rex Nwerem, Takigahara staff: Milo, Anna, Ako, Ryo 


Nike NY vs. NY 2024 

—The most renowned annual high school park basketball tournament in NYC, sponsored by Nike  
Summer 2024  
An iconic annual high school park basketball tournament hosted at the most notorious parks across all 5 boroughs. 

Role: Lead Copywriter across court, digital, social 
Agency: Hovercraft Portland 




Photography: JoshWTheFlicks 


Arc’teryx

—AAPI Celebration 
ARC’SHIP 
2023 
  • For Arc’ship, we created a day long experience dedicated to the everyday nature enthusiast within the AAPI community.  

  • The day included a meditative hike, planting kale at a Korean-owned kimchi farm (East Brand Farms) and a 5-course outdoor dinner by Gut Flora.

  • Role: Concept, Fabrication, Photography 





Credits: Tin Mai, Alex Lianopoulos, Edmond Hong, Pierce Abernathy, Mimi Zhu, Joe Daleo, Nick Woytuk  

PIERCE SPRING TOUR 2024

—Food Pop-ups supporting Mutual Aid Funds and Local Farms
NYC 2024
 
  • For the second Annual Pierce Spring Tour, the team produced an entirely cyclical pop-up tour, with 6 total events across May and June of 2024. The Tour supported Gaza Mutual Aid, the Armenian Relief Society, and Oko Farms. 

  •        Restaurants/Locations: Winonas 2 nights, Sauced, Oko Farms,  Leo’s, Armenian Church. 
       Brand Partner: Mill. An in-home food scraps tech-bin 
        appliance. 

  • Role: Creative Strategy, Copy, Photography 

   



PIERCE SPRING TOUR 2023

—Food Pop-ups Spotlighting Local Urban Farms 
NYC 2023 
  • We produced 9 food pop-ups lead by Pierce Abernathy to highlight local urban farms in Brooklyn. Got featured in Vogue. 

  • Farms include: Oko Farms, Farm.One, Farm to People, Brooklyn Grange & Smallhold.     

  • Role: Creative Strategy, Copy, Photography