Ben Watkins American, b. 1977

Ben Watkins is fascinated by the fluidity and possibility of one thing becoming another.  He thinks of a line as a timeline, one that affects space and surface: it divides, defines, separates, and travels through a surface. In his plexiglass and wood pieces, incised lines move from edge to edge. The etched glass lends a physical presence to lines that may otherwise be only implicated. It is in the intersections of these lines that unique spaces are created that carve a balance between confined boundaries and stretching growth.