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Happy capitailistmas!!Make sure to listen and hold tight your love for this world like You hold tight your love of your family. I hear this one! Making music and art with my old friend Denis Gagnon in the Inverness, Quebec. @atelierdubronze @pierreandregagnon #inverness #quebec #speaker #listener #iandloveandyou #talkissweet #hands #holdon #holdontight #speakerartecultura #speakerart #cicades #crickets #sleepmachine #babblingbrooks #noise #whitenoise #beigenoise #brownnoise #pinknoise #isitart #itisart #designart #naturenoise #ode #naturalmystic #eyecandy #braincandy #eureka #benlee (at Emily Carr University of Art + Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/Br4waTKhKyp/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=w3rrdn9ecgbf

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We are the Music Makers, And we are the Dreamers of the Dreams, Wandering by lone sea breakers, And sitting by desolate streams;- World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams, Yet we are the movers and the shakers, Of a world for ever it seems. A.Shak-Hennessy. Transparent Turntable Histories. Turning the tables on the iconic dj archetypes and anthropology through material exploration. Stay tuned as we dive deeper into the anti-monument movement! #turntablism #dj #discjockey #turntable #record #vinyl #housemusic #techno #dnb #dub #rocksteady #transparency #tablesturning #turn #mixer #djmixer #scratchmaster #turntablist #hiphop #boombap #reggae #dancehall #juggling #jamming #ecopoxy #clearcast #resin #eyecandy #braincandy #benlee (at Emily Carr University of Art + Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqYV5p9B9rZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1haae1tyn0oz5

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Drum Roll Please!!! Introducing the Snare Drum Turntable in all its shining glory! Well almost actually smoking glory as the onboard sound system decided to self destruct, but fear not my fellow table turners the turntable survived! Back to the Lab to unpack and replace the amp and not get the ground wires crossed! Wish me luck! Stay tuned for snare drum scratch vids soon as the 'rebirth of cool' gets reborn when I get the stereo back up inside and rocking! Big shout out to @marksleung for the late late night sessions and technical support @rok_yu for the helping hand. Shout out to @raidenfader for making an amazing product and @emilycarrmfa that helped inspire! #dj #discjockey #record #recordplayer #recored #turntable #turntablism #turntablist #snaredrum #drum #portablism #fader #raidenfader #mixer #scratch #stylus #rebirthofcool #jazz #jazzy #drumming #wax #droptheneedle #vinyl #isitart #itisart #designart #speakerart #eyecandy #braincandy #benlee (at Emily Carr University of Art + Design) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp3ICvEnM9G/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=10gn2s9krk3pl

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Are you, like me and sick and tired of constantly hearing about politicians, alcohol companies and big pharma, basically the very same people who violently opposed marijuana legalization are now making outrageous fortunes from corporate weed? If so, have we got the product for you!?!? Introducing Marijuana Ear Budz from Pear Shaped Computer Industries. Just like ear plugs stick these little green machines in your ears and find immediate relief from all corporate weed advertising as it is blocked out instantly! Get yours now only $6.66 while supplies last! Cheaper than a corporate dime bag! #earbuds #earbudz #earplugs #buds #budz #anticorporatecannabis #antidisestablishmentarianism #antisocialsocialclub #bigpot #marijuana #freeweed #freemaryjane #freepot #freetheweed #bigpharma #fuckcorporateweed #homegrown #homegrownweed #homegrownmedicine #growyourown #growyourownweed #growyourownmedicine #growyourownherbs #growops #eyecandy #braincandy #eureka #benlee #isitart #itisart https://www.instagram.com/p/BpGTB_-hNOx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ukb6gxfjd5qo

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Need help warding off evil spirits!? Introducing the Bumping Pumpkin Jack O' Stereo carved from 500 pounds of pure green funking pumpkin! Documented here in all its production glory with a lotta help from my little friends! #bumping #pumpkin #500pounds #speaker #speakers #boombox #squash #stereo #woofer #tweeter #jackolantern #stingyjack #halloween #halloseve #dj #turntable #funk #portabalism #mangelwurzels #allsaintsday #isitart #itisart #speakerbox #speakerlove #recordbreaking #superstition #eyecandy #braincandy #eureka #benlee https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo-Rev8gHP3/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=luawsh2w8uqr

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Always wanted to look smart but you're too stupid cause you're always starring at your dumbphone!? Well fear not my fellow Luddites and Proletariats! Now you can! Introducing the iPhonebook©®! Only $9.99 at your local www.howearthly.com! Get yours now while books are burned! And you can finally look like your reading but you're actually not! I often wonder what it would be like to replace everyone's dumbphone with a book!? In response to my own damniphone obsession and compulsive bewilderment. I made this iPhonebook. Ironically in Bradford Anglier's book: How to stay alive in the Woods. #bookstagram #phonebook #book #books #bookish #bookworm #bookmark #bookishlove #bookdesign #iphone #iphonebook #isntitironic #iphonecase #dumbphone #damnphone #smartphone #read #hidebehindbooks #readmore #reading #isitart #designnation #sculpt #craftybastard #designart #artmeetsdesign #designation #eureka #braincandy #benlee https://www.instagram.com/p/BnmqohXFrb4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1axjz3r1fqizm

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"Hey your speaker fell into my djembe!" "Hey your djembe swallowed my speaker!" Collaboration Station with @troddskimmins. Working on the next generation of Dj Djembes...Picked up this broken djembe when a speaker fell in the drum... hey dj djembe speaker drum accoutrements! Looks like a pretty good direction we are headed already.. this should be interesting. #dj #djembe #drum #turntable #turntablist #fader #bboy #bgirl #portablism #portablist #turntablism #scratch #hiphop #boombap #rap #woofer #speaker #droptheneedle #isitart #designnation #designer #designart #itisart #record #vinyl #eureka #eyecandy #braincandy #eargasm #benlee (at 1000 Parker Street Studios) https://www.instagram.com/p/BnJ8k_Sl-mJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=nwpadiyb8qx5

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Happy Pride Everyone.. although this was taken at @electriclovemusicfestival the sentiment is the same... inclusion, exceptance and above all love...oh and everyone should be wearing the tightest of pants today.. especially men. Shout out to my ohmbros @sullivan.garden @marksleung #pride #pridemonth #prideparade #electriclove #love #loveyourself #electriclovemusicfestival #dance #dancewear #dancedancedance #dancelikeeveryoneiswatching #boogaloo #breaking #dancelikenooneswatching #bboys #bgirls #baby #babyfreeze #tightpants #zebraprint #leopardprint #festivalfashion #festy #jam #ohmbros #ohm #bromance #eyecandy #braincandy #benlee

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Like a slowly building drum roll... the snare drum scratch turntable is steady readily coming together...makes you wonder what a whole funking drum kit would look like!? Stay tuned #dj #snaredrum #scratch #drum #turntablism #turntablist #turntable #portablist #portablism #hiphop #boombap #bboy #bgirl #breakdance #jam #wearethemusicmakers #cut #flare #crab #juggle #itchyandscratchy #isitart #craftybastard #designation #designnation #designartist #braincandy #eyecandy #eureka #benlee

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What would an Agnostic and/or Atheistic Barbell aesthetic symbolism look like? Here is the Buddha Barbell prototype version I .. conceptual And materiality study for the Spiritual Barbell Series. Ben Lee 2018 #spiritualbarbell #workout #workitout #brothersgonnaworkitout #reps #repetition sculpty #crafty #craftybastard #artsy #buddha #barbell #enlightenment #lift #isitart #conceptsasgloriousasthis #nirvana #samsara #hashtaggraveyard #waitlifting #weightlifting #contemptuousart #subjectification #foundobject #eyecandy #braincandy #eureka #betteroffbuddhist #doitlikeataoist #benlee

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So I found this chandelier in the alley way yesterday and it was pretty heavy so needed someplace to put it down or rather up...and so wouldn’t you know! Boom! High and behold! Introducing the Breakdance Lamp! Bboy/Bgirl Beacon! A shining symbol of the single greatest dance form of the modern age! Now I just gotta hook this up properly and let it shine..Stay tuned! Man you mental. Monumental! The monumental anti-monument! Say that ten times fast! A little history: This is my first Bronze Cast I ever did.. in my foundation years back in the day at art school.. I had a sciatica injury back then so I couldn’t dance and found it rather cathartic outlet to make this instead. But as the work progress I realized it was more than that. It was both literally and figuratively turning the art world on its head as traditionally monumental bronze work is reserved only for war hero’s and political figures not Bboys and Bgirls. So this is a tribute to all the unsung heroes of breakdance. (Don’t worry I heal my back with Yoga and can break again!) #bboy #bgirl #bronze #breakdance #monument #monumental #sculptura #sculpt #antimonumento #dance #jam #mixtape #goldenera #mc #headstand #headspin #dj #hiphop #boombap #isitart #designation #designnation #chandelier #lamppost #hollowback #braincandy #eyecandy #foundobject #foundobjectart #benlee

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Just a few Tape Cassette Soap test casts.. while I don’t mind the imperfections, I may need to make a better mould.. or is my time is better spent making a Boombox Bathtub and Stereo sink!?! What you think? #cassette #soap #tape #tapedeck #rewind #fastforward #autoreverse #play #pause #record #boombox #sofreshandsoclean #sofreshandsocleanclean #cast #casting #mould #moulding #isitart #craftybastard #hiphop #dj #mixtape #boombap #bboy #bgirl #sculptura #braincandy #eureka #benlee #blue

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Disclaimer: work in progress. Bumping and grinding our way through these undulating complexities...Introducing: The Hyperbolic Bronze Cast Coral Reef Crochet a collaboration with the formidable talent of @charoleigh. Our rendezvous was resplendent with radiant ripples of reef like ribbons, these rare rugged ramifications of rhythm roll round your retina like a rotating record and require you to re-evaluate your reasons for ritual. Mathematics such as these anomalies beg to be serenaded in alliteration. After a spell of bronze blasting we dusted ourselves off and adjourned to the yard for some libations and a game of croquet while we waxed poetic and crotcheted about the government. #hyperbolic #bronzecast #lostwax #bronze #crochet #croquet #crotchet #coral #reef #coralreef #recontextualization #yarnbomb #textiles #alliteration #sculpt #craft #crafty #sculpty #workinprogress #waxpoetics #mathematicsinaction #mathproblems #grind #sandblast #hadablast #isitart #eyecandy #braincandy #eureka #benlee

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Well that’s a wrap.. but not without a golden mean rep or two, every little bit counts when it comes to repetitions with the The Golden Ratio Rack courtesy of @thebakeryonfranklin 2018. A rather Duchampian take on holding weight and wait lifting. Special thanks to @rob_turriff for making this happen, @ahbyah for her baking skills and cantilevered support, @robertchaplin for his witticisms, @lovemuchoverthefear for his scriptoriums. And Bruce for being Bruce. Long live Contextual Independence! #thebakery #showmeyourart #exhibit #exhibition #exhibitionist #contextual #independance #artistrunspace #artistrungallery #artistruncentre #gallerywall #isitart #reps #repetition #work #workout #workitout #reps #repetition #barbells #bronze #broccoli #broccoflower #romanesco #youarewhatyoueat #benlee #eyecandy #braincandy #eureka #vancity

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Florets of fire! If you happen to be in driving a city van in Van City tomorrow night, please put on your hazards and stop on by @thebakeryonfranklin and buy a 3D t-shirt from the legendary Light-Footed One @lovemuchoverthefear and pump some bronze with the humble fabulous howearthly one too, one, two.... come feel a little bit of that Contextual Independence! Big loving shout out to @rob_turriff and @ahbyah @robertchaplin for making this happen! #thebakery #showmeyourart #exhibit #exhibition #exhibitionist #contextual #independance #artistrunspace #artistrungallery #artistruncentre #gallerywall #vernissage #isitart #opening #work #workout #workitout #reps #repetition #barbells #bronze #youarewhatyoueat #wearableart #tshirtdesign lightfoot #benlee #eyecandy #braincandy #eureka #vancity

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Bathing in some fresh productive ideas at the corner grocer store on Van Isle. I cant take credit for this work, but I will take it for inspiration. This is a contemplative place... #brassica #broccoli #bathtubs #bounty #springhassprung #castiron #castirony #bathe #washyourfaceinmysink #rubadubdub #youarewhatyoueat #breathe #goodforyoursoul #soulfood #eatyourgreens #eatyourveggies #sustainence #letitsinkin #soak #soakintheglory #broccolifest #broccolitree #bathinginstyle #broccolicityfestival #isitart #isitinawe #sofreshandsoclean #braincandy #eureka #benlee

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Drum roll please....it seems to be all coming together. Just fabricated some truly unique silver spiral golden ratio shelving! Designed to fit inside the snare drum to mount all the components from the turntable to the mixer to the amp and speakers. Would you believe I found these scrap pieces of aluminum in the garbage and the preexisting holes from somebody else’s dream seemed to line up almost perfectly to the snare drums architecture!? True story.. it’s as if this piece is meant to be, as if it is willing its self it existence! go figure!?. Prototype work in progress... Stay tuned! #dj #turntable #turntablist #snare #snaredrum #drum #fader #bboy #bgirl #portablism #portablist #turntablism #scratch #hiphop #prototype #boombap #workinprogress #bpm #droptheneedle #designnation #designation #designnation #designart #breakbeat #record #vinyl #eureka #eyecandy #braincandy #benlee