Benjamin Wilkinson - Tales of Humanity

What if your dream was a reality? What if your reality was a dream? Would you truly know? Would you judge someone else for thinking differently? With an existential focus on human perspective, Benjamin Wilkinson questions the reliability of dreams, legends, nightmares and myths in ‘Tales of Humanity,’ premiering in the Atmospheres festival. With the use of speech, poetry, acoustic and electronic sound, Benjamin says his music questions “different types of stories and how these stories might be what somebody else has lived, and how somebody’s dream might be a reality for other people.’ Prepare for your minds to be opened!


Whilst discussing the purpose behind his project, Benjamin described hoping his audience will listen to ‘Tales of Humanity’ from a personal place and embrace the mindfulness his music inspires. He says, “I really wanted people to be sitting there and exploring their own story. The point of the concert was always to encourage people to understand that they are only living in their own book, they’re only reading their own book, and there are so many others out there. It’s limited to live your life without listening, understand, exploring and looking at how something you understand as a myth might mean something totally different to a different person.”


His music’s sensitive and insightful approach to the human psyche stems from his personal struggle with mental health. Benjamin says, “I chose to study composition four years ago because it came from a very hollistic place for me. Writing music has a basis in emotional expiration for me. I suffered with mental health problems...it was really important that I was able to express...and writing music was a very good way of expressing my own emotions. In the middle of my teens, music became a way for me to tell my story.”



Don’t miss Benjamin Wilkinson’s ‘Tales for Humanity,’ premiering Sunday 3rd May at 5pm.
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