

BEN ADAMSON InstallationArt
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THE APPLES ARE ALL TALKING NOW (AND I HOPE THE TREES ARE LISTENING)
A three part installation produced as part of 'Planting Healthy Minds' on behalf of Reimagine Redditch

SOUND AND PURPOSE
Interactive installation as part of the University of Leeds Contemporary Music Festival 2023

ABOUT
I'm a multidisciplinary artist and fabricator working across sound, sculpture, and installation, alongside hands-on set build and installation work in museums, galleries, and live event spaces.
My artistic practice explores masculinity, heritage, and labour, responding to what I see as a wider crisis of masculinity within the UK today. Drawing on the craftsmen in my own family, I use sound, sculpture, and installation to examine inherited ideas of work, identity, and manhood — creating multisensory environments that invite audiences to sit with contrast and tension rather than resolve it.
Alongside this practice, I work as a set builder, fabricator, and installation technician - handling truss and scaffolding installation, staging builds, AV equipment, and the safe handling and installation of artworks across venues including the V&A, South Bank Centre, and Battersea Arts Centre. My fabrication skills span woodwork, plaster, casting, and preliminary welding, developed through both professional installation work and building large-scale sculptural works for my own exhibitions.
My academic background - an MMus in Critical and Experimental Composition and a BA (Hons) in Liberal Arts with a major in Music from the University of Leeds - has shaped my conceptual approach, while my studio and site experience has shaped my practical one. I'm a practising experimental percussionist and performance artist, and increasingly focused on the sculptural and co-creative side of my practice, developed through community workshops and drop-in sessions.
Artists I take the most inspiration from include Bill Fontana, Zimoun, and David Monacchi — particularly in how they push the scale and sensory impact of installation work.






