Benjamin Lotan

A two month undercover performance piece and research mission in Jerusalem. The performance documentation which consists of photos, video footage and audio recordings, becomes material for video works, and subsequent performances.

What began as an honest inquiry quickly became a more performative investigation into the recruiting practices of the United States Army. Assuming the role of the ideal candidate I documented the relationship I formed with my recruiting agent, The Sarge.

Sprawling suburban landscapes are mirrored, combined, and stretched, extending upon the architypical images of culdasacs and stucco and creating something frightening and new. If our building patterns continue, could these be the landscapes of the future?

Landscapes from the Southern California

A simple image processor made for design inspiration and joy, Pixel-Width Portraits exists as an ongoing photo series as well as a web application that allows anyone to upload and process an image.

A series of twelve photo collages. Each is conposed of shots taken from beneath one of the 360° bubble cameras pearched atop the 'Emergency' towers spread throughout the campus of the University of Califonia, San Diego.

A psudoscientific genetic exploration, a simple bit of layering, some unexpected photographic outcomes

Purely for fun and nonsense, and loosly based off the farfetched idea of rappid personal transport systems, these images depict a future world in which cars may drive themselves. In such a world, many basic rules of automotive design no longer apply.

I decided to arrage all of the cameras found in my appartment for a sort of 'family portrait'. The result became an interactive photo gallery in which each camera's 'perspective' contributes to the final portrait.

Autocombine consists of a simple PHP script that searches through a folder of images and selects two at random to crop and combine into a single photo. The result is a simple tool to assist in unusual conceptualization and creative thought.

For this four year performance, I enrolled myself in an ordinary high school and assumed the identity of a bright and entusiastic young student. Partaking in many of the classic high school activities, I spent four years attending classes and making friends.

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