UPGRADE! PARIS #42 /DEV/ART/#8: Benjamin Gaulon aka RECYCLISM :: March 18, 2011; 7:00 – 11:00 pm :: Blackboxe, 17 rue de la Chapelle, 75018, Paris.

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, 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.

Gaulon teaches 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. His work can be found on recyclism.com Gaulon currently lives in Dublin with his wife and daughter.

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