Benjamin Gaulon
Benjamin Gaulon is an artist, researcher and art college lecturer. His research focuses on the limits and failures of information and communication technologies; planned obsolescence, consumerism and disposable society; ownership and privacy; through the exploration of détournement, hacking and recycling. His projects can be softwares, installations, pieces of hardware, web based projects, interactive works, street art interventions and are, when applicable, open source
Since 2005 he has been leading workshops and giving lectures in Europe and US about e-waste and hardware hacking. In 2011 he created the Recyclism Hacklab – a collaborative workspace focused on contemporary DIY and hacking practices. Within this multidisciplinary space he facilitates and teaches both workshops and mentoring sessions in physical computing, hardware hacking and 3D printing. The Recyclism Hacklab provides a wide range of creative practitioners an informal environment where they can engage in critical making, and receive support for self directed research and autonomous learning.
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Date of publication
Thu 1 Feb 2018
