Ben K. Foley

bent/haus are a Boston-based duo who create mind-bending optical illusions. With an emphasis on all-ages engagement, they morph sensory elements—light, color, sound, video, and data—into otherworldly, participatory experiences.

Whether bouncing off mirrors or suspended in mist, bent/haus’s imaginative installations invite viewers to challenge their perception of inner and outer spaces, sparking curiosity, discovery, and wonder.

Using smartphone apps, Allison crafts psychedelic digital media rich in mesmerizing abstraction and unexpected dimensional qualities. Ben’s visionary, immersive sculptures—fashioned from simple and durable, yet cleverly adapted unconventional materials, and utilizing rudimentary tricks of physics—beam the 2D videos into dazzling 3D life.

EXHIBITIONS

bent/haus: Ben K. Foley + Allison Tanenhaus
• Boston Cyberarts Gallery, Boston, MA, January–February 2022

GlitchKraft: Allison Tanenhaus + Friends
• Emerson Contemporary @ Emerson College, Boston, MA, September–October 2019
• McIninch Art Gallery @ Southern New Hampshire University, March–April 2022
• Trustman Gallery @ Simmons College, Boston, MA, September–October 2023

Haus Party
• Installation Space, North Adams, MA, August–September 2022
• Machines with Magnets, Pawtucket, RI, April–June 2023

Synth-tember
• New Alliance Gallery, Somerville, MA, September–December 2024


PUBLIC ART

Art on the Marquee
• Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA, Spring 2020

Open Air
• UConn Avery Point @ Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, Groton, CT, Summer 2020

Mistery Machine
• Keep Cool Somerville @ Chuckie Harris Park, August 2021
• LoKo Arts Festival @ SUNY Potsdam, April 2023