Benjamin Gaulon (born 29 March 1979 in

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, France) is a French artist whose work focuses on

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consumerism Consumerism is a socio-cultural and economic phenomenon that is typical of industrialized societies. It is characterized by the continuous acquisition of goods and services in ever-increasing quantities. In contemporary consumer society, the ...

and disposable society. He has previously released work under the name "recyclism".

Biography

Benjamin Gaulon received a degree in

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from l'École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg and a MFA in Interactive Media & Environment from the Frank Mohr Institute. During his time at the Frank Mohr Institute, he developed several high-profile projects, including de Pong Game, the Recycling Entertainment System, The PrintBall and Corrupt. After Graduating Gaulon started leading D.A.T.A (Dublin Art and Technology Association) and co-founded the Irish Museum of Contemporary Art (IMOCA) in 2007. Since 2005, in collaboration with Lourens Rozema, Gaulon is running workshops entitled the e-waste workshops, inviting participants to create art projects from recycled

electronic waste Electronic waste (or e-waste) describes discarded electrical or electronics, electronic devices. It is also commonly known as waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) or end-of-life (EOL) electronics. Used electronics which are destined ...

. Between 2006 and 2013, Gaulon taught several courses at the

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on topics such as visual programming,

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new media art New media art includes artworks designed and produced by means of new media, electronic media technologies. It comprises virtual art, computer graphics, computer animation, digital art, interactive art, sound art, Internet art, video games, robo ...

and

digital art Digital art, or the digital arts, is artistic work that uses Digital electronics, digital technology as part of the creative or presentational process. It can also refer to computational art that uses and engages with digital media. Since the 1960 ...

theory. Gaulon currently lives in Dublin with his wife and daughter.

Notable projects

* Digitalrecycling: online community project. * de Pong Game: augmented architecture interactive projection. * The PrintBall: Graffiti Robot (with Géraud de Bizien) * Corrupt: Online software. * Recycling Entertainment System: interactive installation. * 2.4 kHz Project: Wireless video surveillance hacking. * Hard Drivin': Twitter controlled installation. (with Ivan Twohig and Brian Solon) * ReFunct Media: Hardware Hacking Installation.

Exhibitions

Selected exhibitions, screenings and performances include: * 2011, Resonate – Belgrade – Serbia * 2011, C4 Contemporary Art – Los Angeles – USA * 2011, Flux Factory – New York City – USA * 2011, R.I.P. – Recycling Pervasive Media, Intervening in Planned Obsolescence – Banff – Canada * 2011, New York Electronic Art Festival 2011 –

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– NYC – USA * 2011,

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2011 – NYC – USA * 2011, Filtering Failure, Amsterdam, the Netherlands * 2010, BLK River Festival, Vienna, Austria * 2010, Les Grandes Traversées 2010, Royan, Soulac, Bordeaux, France * 2010, Arts Research: Publics and Purposes conference, GradCam, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin, Ireland * 2009, International Symposium on Electronic Art 2009, Dublin, Ireland * 2009, ISEA 2009, The LAB, Dublin, Ireland * 2008,

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2008, Dublin, Ireland * 2008, Square Eyes Festival, Arnhem, The Netherlands * 2008, TECHNOTHREADS, The Science Gallery, Trinity College. Dublin, Ireland * 2008, Lightwave08, The Science Gallery, Trinity College. Dublin, Ireland * 2007, Dublin Electronic Art Festival 2007, Dublin, Ireland * 2007, Cluster, Gallery la Chaufferie, École Supérieure des Art Décoratifs de Strasbourg, France * 2007, Come out and Play, Amsterdam, the Netherlands * 2007, Sous la Plage, Paris, France * 2006, SUPERFLUX, Gallery Roger Tator, Lyon, France * 2006, €10000 SHOW, W139, Amsterdam, the Netherlands * 2006, Art Rock, Inter-disciplinary Festival, St Brieuc, France * 2005, Ososphere Festival, Strasbourg, France * 2005, Axis Festival, Assen, The Netherlands * 2004, Cite Rap Festival N.6, St Brieuc, France * 2004, Festival

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X Unsorted, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

References

External links

Official website
''recyclism.com''
Corrupt

E-Waste Workshop Official website
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