Maria Zeb Benjamin
Born in Scotland 1972. Now living and working in London. Maria
was co-director of Guestroom (www.guest-room.net), a
collaborative project with Ruth Höflich (www.ruthhoeflich.net) from
2001-2009 which included publishing, filmmaking and events.
EDUCATION
- MA Fine Art Goldsmiths College, London 2003-2005
- Postgraduate Diploma Fine Art, Goldsmiths College, London
2002-2003
- BA(hons) Fine Art, London Metropolitan University
1998-2001
- Foundation Fine Art, Leith School of Art 1997-1998
FILM WORK
- Camera and editor on various projects for Ray Davies (www.raydavies.info) 2008 - to
date
- Editor on documentary for Marcus Coates (www.katemcgarry.com)
- Camera for documentary by Mark Aerial Waller (www.markaerialwaller.com)
Sept. 09
- Editor on Over Exposed, series of 3 Minute Wonders, a Channel4
commission for Greenlions (www.greenlions.com) Aug. 2009
- Editor on The Symphony Elemental, documentary film based on a
symphony rehearsal commission by Andreas Kohler/Hilary Koob-Sassen
(www.hilarykoobsassen.com)
July 09
- Camera on A Ritual for Elephant and Castle, music performance
by Chrome Hoof and
- Marcus Coates for NOMAD (www.nomad.org.uk) Jun 09
- Camera on William Hunt: Saturday Night TV performance event for
Camden Arts Centre (www.camdenartscentre.org) May
09
- Camera on Giant Bum for Nathaniel Mellors (www.mattsgallery.org) Oct.
'08
- Camera and editor on Palaces of Turin, dance performance for
Pablo Bronstein (www.heraldst.com) Sept. 08
SHORT FILM COMMISSIONS
- The Librarians. Eight portrait films made by Guestroom
(www.toadball.tv)
- Reading Room. On-going series of reading performances made by
Guestroom (www.toadball.tv)
- CreamTVFields. Two thirty second films for Grizedale Arts
(www.creamfields.com)
- Baroqumentary. Documentary about the making of a dance
performance for Grizedale Arts (www.toadball.tv)
- The Making of Iron Man. Documentary about the making of
filmmaker Jen Jiu's film for Grizedale Arts (www.toadball.tv)
- Gelatine from a performance by Gelatine for NOMAD (www.nomad.org.uk)
PROJECTS & EXHIBITIONS
2010
2009
- Residency in Vasl, Karachi, Pakistan (6 weeks from Dec 09 - Jan
10) through Gasworks, London (www.gasworks.co.uk)
- Zoo 2009, Zoo Art Fair, London (www.zooartenterprises.com)
- Subvision, Festival for Contemporary Art, HfBK in collaboration
by Kunsthalle Hamburg and Deichtorhallen, Hamburg (www.subvision-hamburg.com)
- Lawson Park Library, Grizedale Arts commission (www.lawsonpark.org/library)
- Anomalies, group show, Rossi & Rossi Gallery, London
(www.rossirossi.com/anomalies)
- It's Not For Reading, It's For Making, event and film
installation, formcontent, London (www.formcontent.org/exhibitions/its-not-reading-its-making)
- Straight to Video, Grizedale Arts Greatest Hits, Tank TV
(www.tank.tv)
2008
- Toadball internet TV group show, curated by Grizedale Arts,
London (www.toadball.tv)
- Publish and Be Damned, Rochelle School, London (www.publishandbedamned.org)
- Happy Stacking residency in Nanling Eco Village with Grizedale
Arts, supported by Vitamin Creative Space, Guangdong province,
China (www.happystacking.tv)
- Nought to Sixty, live event and film installation, ICA, London
(www.ica.org.uk/16740.twl)
- WE, group show, Lizbeth Oliveria Gallery, LA (www.lizabetholiveria.com)
- Cabinet of Curiosities, group show, Rovereto Museum, a Parallel
Event of Manifesta, Italy (www.museocivico.rovereto.tn.it)
- GSK Contemporary at Royal Academy, London (www.royalacademy.org.uk)
2007
- Grizedale Arts Residency (www.grizedale.org)
- Paradise is For The Blessed, photography group show, Four
Corners, London (www.fourcornersfilm.co.uk)
- Blast, film festival, Bazanno, Italy
- Zoo Art Fair, London (www.zooartenterprises.com)
- Publish and Be Damned, Rochelle School, London
- InteractivA Biennial, curated b y Raul Ferrera-Balanquet,
Merida, Mexico (www.cartodigital.org/interactiva)
- Textual Healing, group show, The Embassy Gallery, Edinburgh
(www.embassygallery.org)
- Re-Enacted Painting Preview, group show, AtKERNEY , Milan,
Italy
- Yes, Yes, Y'All commission curated by Adelaide Bannerman,
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery (www.guest-room.net/yesyesyall)
2006
- Small Publishers Fair, London (www.rgap.co.uk)
- Zoo Art Fair, London (www.zooartenterprises.com)
- The Invisible Reading Room, Firstdraft, Sydney (www.runway.org.au/theinvisibleinc.php)
- Travelling Magazine Table, IASPIS, Stockholm (www.lvwp.nl/index.php?/project/travelling-magazine-table)
- Publish and Be Damned, Rochelle School, London
- Re-Shelving Initiative, Eye Level Gallery Halifax, Canada
(www.eyelevelgallery.ca)
- Kiosk, by Christoph Keller, ICA, London (www.ica.org.uk)
2005
