The Story — Von Wong

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Good art makes you think.
Good art makes you stop.
Good art is misunderstood.
Good art creates tension.
Good art creates anger.
Good art creates empathy.
Good art gives perspective.
Good art is not loved or embraced by all but

Good art— like good trouble— is necessary.

Benjamin creates good art.

”Matthew Wilson
Ambassador of Barbados to the United Nations

Hi! My name is Benjamin Von Wong.

For the last decade, I've been building massive art that translates facts into feelings.

In the past, I worked with brands.

Today, I focus on cutting through the noise at global gatherings like those organized by the United Nations

In 2022, I created this 4-story-tall giant faucet at the Global Plastic Treaty negotiations.

The World Is Awash in Plastic. Nations Plan a Treaty to Fix That.

The new pact would be legally binding and could go beyond cleaning up plastic waste to curbs on future production.

This unexpected creative intervention cut through the noise and disagreement, growing into a global symbol demanding that the world "Turn Off The Plastic Tap."

Visuals and symbols have shaped the course of history — but where are the environmental monuments calling for the protection of our planet?

“Powerful artistic statements such as Biodiversity Jenga — a dazzling multi-artist creation on display at COP16 — inspire a rethinking of our relationship with the web of life that sustains our very existence on this planet. Art is our ally in the whole-of-society endeavor to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and make peace with nature.”

Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity

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