{"id":15852,"date":"2025-09-19T16:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=15852"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T20:04:41","slug":"benjamin-freedman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/benjamin-freedman\/","title":{"rendered":"Benjamin Freedman"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_210\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15852-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BenjaminFreedman.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BenjaminFreedman.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BenjaminFreedman.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15875 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Freedman_Headshot.jpg?resize=302%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"302\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Freedman_Headshot.jpg?w=838&amp;ssl=1 838w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Freedman_Headshot.jpg?resize=276%2C300&amp;ssl=1 276w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Freedman_Headshot.jpg?resize=768%2C835&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Freedman_Headshot.jpg?resize=696%2C757&amp;ssl=1 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptolemy.world\/benjamin-freedman-surface-imperfect\">Benjamin Freedman<\/a> is an artist whose practice spans multiple mediums including photography, video and computer-generated imagery with an interest in the restorative potential of photographic research and play.<\/p>\n<p>He received his bachelor\u2019s degree in photography at the Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) in 2013 and his Masters at <a href=\"https:\/\/ecal.ch\/en\/courses-and-research\/master\/master-photography\/\">The Ecole cantonal d\u2019art de Lausanne<\/a> in 2023. While probing the relative truths and deceptions of photography, he purposefully adopts visual vocabularies from cinema and television in an effort to create expanded documentary projects. He has exhibited extensively across the greater Toronto area and internationally at the Aperture Foundation in New York City, Chung-Ang University in Seoul, Foto-Undustria Biennale in Bologna and in the Riga Photography Biennale in Latvia. He recently presented work at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.images.ch\/archives\/en\/artiste\/benjamin-freedman\/\">Images Vevey Biennale<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vontobel.com\/en-ch\/about-vontobel\/art-vontobel\/exhibition-positive-illusions-by-benjamin-freedman\/\">Vontobel<\/a> in Zurich, Switzerland and at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptolemy.world\/benjamin-freedman-surface-imperfect\">Ptolemy Gallery<\/a> in Queens, New York.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15876\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15876\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15876 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-01.jpg?resize=696%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-01-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-01-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-01-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-01-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-01-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-01-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C464&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-01-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-01-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1281&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-01-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation view: Benjamin Freedman: Surface Imperfect. Ptolemy, Glendale, NY, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15877\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15877\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15877 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-10.jpg?resize=696%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-10-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-10-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-10-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-10-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C464&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C712&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-10-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1281&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-10-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Installation view: Benjamin Freedman: Surface Imperfect. Ptolemy, Glendale, NY, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15878\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15878 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-20.jpg?resize=696%2C595&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-20-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C875&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-20-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C256&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-20-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C656&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-20-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1312&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-20-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1749&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-20-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C595&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-20-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C912&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-20-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1640&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-20-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benjamin Freedman, &#8220;I Spy,&#8221; 2025. C-Print, 24 x 29 in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15879\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15879 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-25.jpg?resize=696%2C599&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-25-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C882&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-25-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C258&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-25-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C662&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-25-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1323&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-25-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1765&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-25-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C600&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-25-scaled.jpg?resize=1068%2C920&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-25-scaled.jpg?resize=1920%2C1654&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Ptolemy_BF-SI-25-scaled.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Benjamin Freedman, &#8220;Musings,&#8221; 2025. C-Print, 24 x 29 in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2025\/BenjaminFreedman.mp3Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSS | Click here to join mailing listBenjamin Freedman is an artist whose practice spans multiple mediums including photography, video and computer-generated imagery with an interest in the restorative potential of photographic research and play. 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