Benjamin Hodges

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

I’m very happy to have a new article in the latest special issue of @eTropicJournal on #TropicalMaterialisms. Special thanks to @DrAnitaLundberg and @bntzc for co-editing the issue. https://t.co/POwKm4rOur #newmaterialism #multispecies #porosity #climatefutures #landreclamation

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

@fantasyproducts @MIT @opendoclab @unity @katciz Thank you, I appreciate it. Also congrats on your project, “Seabreeze Bop City.” It looks interesting and certainly is a history I did not know.

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

It was great having a chance today to share our project “Speculative Islands: virtual land reclamation and climate futures in Macao” as part of @MIT @opendoclab and @unity’s WORLDING workshop. Special thanks to @katciz and Srushti for putting such interesting teams together.

[Unity @unity]

We believe the world is a better place with more creators in it 🙏

We’re thrilled Unity is collaborating on Co-Creation Studio @MIT @opendoclab’s inaugural cohort WORLDING to inspire us to co-create a brighter, more sustainable future with support from the Unity Charitable Fund.

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

@katciz @MIT @opendoclab @unity It’s our pleasure and privilege to participate. Thank you for inviting us!

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

This is a reminder that the deadline for “On gases, clouds, fogs and mists” is June 13th. https://t.co/h2uGOcFg0i

#atmospheres #ambiance #hauntology #ecology #gothic #speculativefiction #environmentalhumanities #cfp #affect #coolabah #opencall #gases #mists #fogs #clouds

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

I enjoyed seeing the #fatamorgana reference in #essexserpent. If you’re interested in origin stories about #seamonsters and mirages you can check out my article Atmospheric Visions in the latest issue of Shima. #mirage #methane #deepsea #chinesemythology https://t.co/it6prDQbfy

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

This is an oyster from our “Sea City Clam Tower” exhibition. In Chinese mythology clam breath was believed responsible for island mirages.

#svabioart #bioart #sciart #bioartlab #svabioartlab #seamonster #mirage #shen #multispecies #3dscan #blender3d #speculativefiction #mirage

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

I’m happy to share that “Sea City Clam Tower” is a part of “Ancestral Echoes: A Decade of Bio Art” an exhibition organized by SVA’s Bio Art Laboratory founded by Bio Art pioneer Suzanne Anker. https://t.co/DYWuv4srAJ #bioart #sciart #multispecies #svabioartlab #seamonster #mirage

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

@eTropicJournal Thank you, I really appreciate it. This work led into a journal special issue I’m editing on atmospheres. The open call for papers is here https://t.co/c00KlQGeGg

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

I’m excited to share here the publication of “Atmospheric Visions: Mirages, methane seeps and ‘clam-monsters’ in the Yellow Sea” in the journal Shima, https://t.co/it6prDy21q The article weaves together mythology and deep sea ecology. #shima #islandstudies #multispecies #methane

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

I’m happy to share here the #cfp for a special issue of the Coolabah journal that I am guest editing called “On gases, clouds, fogs and mists.” https://t.co/h2uGOcocYi #atmospheres #ecology #speculativefiction #vr #affect #mediastudies

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

Here is an animation of my upcoming “Phantasmagoria of Progress” public art installation for InLight and @1708gallery. #InLight #1708gallery #rva #richmond #greatshiplockpark #phantasmagoriaofprogress #phantasmagoria #publicart #installationart #lightart #blender

[1708 Gallery @1708gallery]

1708 Gallery is pleased to announce the InLight 2021 participating artists!

InLight 2021 will take place November 12-13 at Great Shiplock Park, Chapel Island, and nearby sites along the Virginia Capital Trail and Low Line.

More info: https://t.co/LMlbiC0tTg

#1708InLight

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

My article “Ghost trains: past and future mobilities haunting a Southern Town” has been published in the journal Mobilities. Special thanks to @kevin_hannam and @cemore4mobs #Mobilities #highspeedrail #ghosttrains #hauntology #ashlandva #richmond #affect https://t.co/BsbKWX04Bn

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

Here is a video for my new installation "Sea City Clam Tower" with Crystal W. M. Chan that is part of the Art Macao Biennale 2021. It's up at the Macao Contemporary Art Center Navy Yard No. 1 until October 3rd.

#artmacao2021 #seacityclamtower #soundinstallation #multispecies

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

Maintaining our exhibition “Sea City Clam Tower” has involved regular water changes and learning about diatoms, commonly known as “brown algae.” #seacityclamtower #artmacao #diatoms #algae #multispecies #bioart

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

"Sea City Clam Tower," my installation with artist Crystal W. M. Chan is part of the Art Macao Biennale at the Navy Yard through October 3rd. It brings together oysters, wet markets and Chinese mythology about the origin of mirages seen at sea. #artmacao #multispecies #Mirage

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

@JoanaTeresaWu Thanks for the support! Keep up the good work yourself.

[Benjamin Hodges @tablechairwall]

“Our choice, in so far as we have one, is not between fact and fiction, but between good and bad fiction.”