Build Your Own World (Ed. 3)
Performance and installation
Since its foundation in 2001, International Benjamin’s Kit (IBK) is guided by the willingness to make art accessible to the many, following a principle that is close to the Do It Yourself! philosophy of the 1960s hippie utopias. However, Benjamin Sabatier’s approach within this structure cannot be reduced to the sole attempt of democratization in regard to the distribution of the object. Its first goal is to induce the artistic experience. His artwork require participation. In order to make the most of an IBK artwork, his “customers” are invited to re-initiate its realization.
For SURVIVAL KIT 2 Benjamin Sabatier has conceived a special edition of his work Build your Own World. On the first night of the festival artists will hammer large scale world map into the wall and by sharing the pattern and instructions will invite to visitors to do the same – build your own world! The idea behind this is to give everyone the possibility of living the artist’s experience at a very low cost.