Olympic Gallery: Click here for the finished Olympic Sculpture Gallery

The 'Avenue of Champions' will be shown at Salisbury Cathedral from 23rd June to 16th September 2012. This body of work joins Olympian and Paralympian in a unique series of fragmented sculptures that unites these amazing athletes. The coming 2012 Games will be a landmark event for the UK and the Avenue of Champions will be part of the United Kindom's celebrations of what is good in the world.

Olympic Gallery: Click here for the casting sessions

Sir Sebastian Coe " Who said art and sport don't mix" 25/02/10

Fatima Whitbread "Master pieces, the true Olympians!" 01/03/10

Vitorio Felsky, Brasil "You are a transcendent artist!, congratulations" 16/02/10

Ben with (from left)...Mark Foster, Leon Taylor, Ade Adepitan MBE and Steve Williams OBE at the opening launch of Ben's 2009 show at the Belgravia Gallery, London UK.

My work here is an exploration into the world of our current top Olympic and Paralympics athletes. My desire is to create a series of sculptures which will honor their achievements, reflect their commitment and unites them in their quest to the top of podium.

The sculptures will aim to hold a part of the key to the athletes power zone: which I see as pivotal to them being the best in the world at what they do. Each work is a collaboration with the athlete to gain an understanding of their body's action and to capture the 'moment' in a fragmented form. They are today's 'Modern Day Heroes'.

These sculpture works are forming a crucial part of my journey to find a unity of form within the material, balanced with the expression of strength and beauty of the individual athlete. It is a constant inspiration to me personally and I would like to thank everyone who has taken part in this project including my team.

Team BCD: Ellie Sandford-Hawken, Andrew Hayes and Nathan Morris. Also Simon Welstead, Mike Bret and Michael Werbicki for all their help with the bronze casts and amazing patination.

As we head towards the London 2012 Games I look forward to adding more beautiful bodies to this series. I truly feel we are blessed with the good fortune to be here in this moment to witness these superb athletes achieving their dreams and I wish them all every success in their ventures.

The picture gallery holds images of my casting sessions with: