Benjamin Gaulon

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Benjamin Gaulon
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Benjamin Gaulon setting up de Pong Game
Born
Benjamin Gaulon

(1979-06-29) 29 June 1979 (age 44)
Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Seine-et-Marne, France
NationalityFrench
EducationÉcole Supérieure de Arts Décoratifs and Frank Mohr Institute
Known for interactive art, programming, generative art, digital art, net art, physical computing, net art, circuit bending, glitch art
Notable workRecyslism
Website www.recyclism.com

Benjamin Gaulon (born 29 March 1979 in Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Seine-et-Marne, France) is a French artist whose work focuses on planned obsolescence, consumerism and disposable society. He has previously released work under the name "recyclism".

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Biography

Benjamin Gaulon received a degree in Visual Communication 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, [1] [2] the Recycling Entertainment System, [3] [4] The PrintBall [5] [6] [7] and Corrupt. [1]

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.

Between 2006 and 2013, Gaulon taught several courses at the National College of Art and Design on topics such as visual programming, physical computing, new media art and digital art theory. Gaulon currently lives in Dublin with his wife and daughter.

Notable projects

Exhibitions

Selected exhibitions, screenings and performances include:

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