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
Passenger Program
—Artist Residency, Film, PhotoIshikawa, Japan
November 2023
Role: Creative, 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