Benjamin Gaulon

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".

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, 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.

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

 * 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 – Harvestworks – NYC – USA
 * 2011, Bent Festival 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, Republic of Ireland
 * 2009, International Symposium on Electronic Art 2009, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
 * 2009, ISEA 2009, The LAB, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
 * 2008, Dublin Electronic Art Festival 2008, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
 * 2008, Square Eyes Festival, Arnhem, The Netherlands
 * 2008, TECHNOTHREADS, The Science Gallery, Trinity College. Dublin, Republic of Ireland
 * 2008, Lightwave08, The Science Gallery, Trinity College. Dublin, Republic of Ireland
 * 2007, Dublin Electronic Art Festival 2007, Dublin, Republic of 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 Sonic Acts X Unsorted, Amsterdam, the Netherlands