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Ben Hartley

OOPARTs exhibition

Ben Hartley is a Bristol based artist primarily working in sculpture and installation.

Their process stems from encounters with material, utilising fictioning to create sculptural interventions that exist both in and outside of our reality engaging with archaeology and vernacular craft. Ben is a Bristol-based artist originally from Somerset.

Graduating from the University of the West of England in 2019, recent solo presentations exhibition include Through yellow Light (2026) at Exeter Phoenix, Ruins & Remains (2025) residency and exhibition Back Lane West and Parts of a whole (2024) at KIT FORM.

www.benhartley.art

@ben_hart9

Ruderal, Bricks Podcast episode

Ben Hartley examines the parallels between Ruderal plant species and their expert ability to colonise disturbed lands, and the processes of gentrification and urban regeneration.

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