art by bennett

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Assemblages from Found Objects
San Miguel de Allende, México

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My journey with objects began the moment I encountered the dreamlike boxes of Joseph Cornell. Something deep within me stirred and I thought, That’s for me.

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Now, for over two decades, I’ve been captivated by the quiet poetry of forgotten things—rusted nails, broken dolls, battered tins, weathered wood. Objects discarded by the world, yet still holding stories, still whispering possibility.

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These bits and pieces, once overlooked or tossed aside, find new life in my assemblages.​

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All these years later, I’m still walking the streets, collecting and curating from what the world throws away... gathering materials that would otherwise end up in landfills.

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Each piece I create is a meditation on transformation and a quiet act of environmental rebellion—honoring the beauty in the broken and the potential in what’s been left behind.

 

I believe art can be a tool for reimagining the world—not only aesthetically, but ethically. My work is a love letter to sustainability, a call to notice, to care, to restore.

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This practice keeps me up at night—inspired, alive, grateful.

 

And always, eternal thanks to my love, Eli Hans—my favorite objet trouvé.

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Thank you for taking the time to explore my work.
—Joseph Bennett