NYC—PORTLAND
BENSON WINK is a creative director and cultural programmer.
He is currently an ACD at AnomalyHe helped make 6 films for a candy bar.
He helped create a 30-minute performance film starring Grammy-nominated artist Raveena Aurora and Emmy-nominated chef Sophia Roe.
He released a book celebrating queer expression and planetary health with writer Mimi Zhu.
He creative-produced a 5-day, 15-person artist residency at Takigahara Farm in Ishikawa, Japan.
He helped facilitate a collaboration between an Indigenous fisherman and Gucci Equilibrium in Tofino, Canada.
He concepted, produced, and photographed nine food pop-ups spotlighting Brooklyn’s urban farms with cook Pierce Abernathy.
And he served as Creative Director for a video game built for the premiere of HBO’s Winning Time.
Journal:
Photography
Takigahara, Japan (Cult Magazine, 2024)
Press:
Flaunt
Vogue
Document Journal
Office Magazine
Bon Appétit
Office Magazine
Eternal Garden (Systems)™
(4) Events in 2024
—Music, Food, Content, Printed Matter The Nursery, Public Records, Brooklyn
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• Event 1 sold ticket donations to support Oko Farms, an Aquaponics farm in Williamsburg.
• Event 2 supported Gaza and Armenian 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: Creative