Ben Orkin (b. 1998; Cape Town, South Africa) is a ceramic sculptor based in Cape Town, South Africa. His vessels reflect an organic language formed between his relationships with clay and the body, including queer intimacy that oscillate between moments of nourishment and dependency, validation and resistance, love and separation. Their textured finish is evidence of the hand-builder’s careful touch, imbuing the sculptures with a sense of the tactile and, at times, the erotic.
Ben Orkin (b. 1998; Cape Town, South Africa) is a ceramic sculptor based in Cape Town, South Africa. His vessels reflect an organic language formed between his relationships with clay and the body, including queer intimacy that oscillate between moments of nourishment and dependency, validation and resistance, love and separation. Their textured finish is evidence of the hand-builder’s careful touch, imbuing the sculptures with a sense of the tactile and, at times, the erotic.
