Ben Venom fuses his life in the Atlanta punk rock scene with his sewing craft, whereby the aggressive force of heavy metal collides with the soft form and slow practice of quilting. Ben Venom is part of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts' sixth triennial survey exhibition of Bay Area art, "Bay Area Now 6". • Video by Kai Hsing (proto-kai.com) • Music via Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org/music/Raspberry_Bulbs/LIVE_on_My_Castle_of_Quiet_7152011/07_-instrumental-I_Will_Not_Pretend • More about the triennial exhibition that Ben is part of at ybca.org/​ban6-visual-exhibition