team
︎︎︎ about ]performance s p a c e[Benjamin Sebastian, director and co-founder
Benjamin Sebastian (AUS/UK 1980) is a visual artist & curator specialising in time-based media & performance art. They are director of ]performance s p a c e [ (Folkestone); the only performance art specific gallery, studio & residency space in the UK - as well as co-director of VSSL Studio in Deptford, London. Their research interests span artificial intelligence, spiritualism, magick, gender, sexuality and decolonial practice(s). Benjamin is a member of the national consortium; Live Art UK.
Benjamin leads on artistic direction, curation and collaborations at ]ps[. They are the lead contact for the organisaiton.
benjamin@performancespace.org
www.benjamin-sebastian.com
Benjamin Sebastian, 2019. Photo by Manuel Vason.
Joseph Morgan Schofield, 2020. Photo by Fenia Kotspoulou.
Joseph Morgan Schofield, associate director
Joseph Morgan Schofield (UK 1993) is a performance artist. Understanding acts of gathering and communing as central to their practice, Joseph’s work incorporates curating, producing, facilitating, mentoring and teaching. Joseph organises FUTURERITUAL, a performance and research project considering ritual and queer futurity. They co-produce move close and Live Art Club [London], and are a co-founder of The Sunday Skool for Misfits, Exprimenters and Dissenters. They are the co-founder of VSSL studio (London, UK) and work for The Place (London, UK) as Programme Producer.
Between 2020 and 2022 Joseph was co-director of ]performance s p a c e[. They currently work with ]ps[ on strategic, governance and financial matters.
joseph@performancespace.org
www.josephmorganschofield.com
Ash McNaughton, project manager
Ash McNaughton (UK 1990) is a Folkestone-based Scottish artist working primarily in performance art. Ash is a co-initiator of SITE, a site responsive performance art platform. They have worked with ]performance s p a c e[ since 2018.
ash@performancespace.org
ashmcnaughton.com
Ash McNaughton,. Image courtesy of the artist.
Marcin Gawin. Image by Aleksandra Gawin.
Marcin Gawin, company coordinator
Marcin Gawin (PL 1994) is a Bristol based, interdisciplinary artist using participatory performance, and multi-sensory stimuli to explore carnality, occultism, and queerness. Marcin's work is informed by the background in visual arts and growing up in Poland’s Spiritual Capital.
marcin@performancespace.org