Polly Bennett is an environmental artist, pigment maker and alchemist exploring themes of identity and our relationship with the natural world through tactile, immersive sculptures, installations, and works on paper. Rooted in sustainability, her practice embraces traditional craftsmanship, using locally sourced materials, such as clay, sand and handmade pigments, that guide her process and shape her narrative.
Her journey into art began with a fascination with nature’s colours and materials, which shaped her journey into pigment-making.
As a colour maker, she founded POLBEN’s Pigment in 2020, producing earth, bone, lake, metal oxide and synthesised pigments and inks. These colours carry the histories and geographies of their origins, reinforcing the connection between materiality and meaning in her work.
At Wealden Festival, you can find Polly in the barn selling her pigments and inks. She will also be holding drop-in watercolour paint-making and painting sessions throughout the weekend, which you can book on the day with Polly at her stall.
