Through a variety of spatial practices (walking, blindfolded exploration, cycling) Benjamin explores the impact of movement on reflective thinking and the role of language in the constitution of self. They are interested in the challenge movement poses to the positionality of the writing subject and the precarity of their authorial voice, charged as it is with shoring up a constantly shifting position in a changing perceptual field. How this voice interfaces with other media (drawing, photography, audio recording, citations, book arts) is considered a question for performance, enacted through guided walks, performative presentations, walking interviews, and workshops. They have contributed to a number of collaborative research groups including Local Senses, Drawing as Slow Conversation, and Words as Matter.
In 2024 they completed a practiced-led PhD at the University of Leeds.
Benjamin teaches History & Philosophy of Art and Making & Critiquing on a European Fine Art Masters course at The Margate School of Art (TMS), Kent, UK.