Bring your own beamer
BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) is a series of one-night exhibitions where artists showcase their work through projections[1][4]. Conceived by net-art visionary Rafaël Rozendaal, these events are immersive, spontaneous, and always surprising[1][5].
The concept is simple:
- Find a venue
- Invite multiple artists
- Ask them to bring their own projectors (beamers)[4]
BYOB events are free, inclusive, and require minimal budget[3][4]. They explore the medium of projection and serve as a playground for artists working with video art, generative art, and various forms of digital creativity[1][4].
These exhibitions have become popular worldwide, with approximately 350 BYOB events held in cities across the globe[4]. They often take place in diverse settings, from museum lawns to community spaces, attracting both participants and picnicking audiences[2].
BYOB events are open to various forms of projection, including video, film, overhead projectors, and slides[2]. They offer a democratic platform for artists to share their work and for audiences to experience a unique, collaborative artistic environment[1][3].
Citations: [1] https://grayarea.org/event/bring-your-own-beamer/ [2] https://www.menil.org/events/4089-byob-bring-your-own-beamer [3] https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/projects/19979-byob-bring-your-own-beamer [4] https://www.byobworldwide.com [5] https://www.instagram.com/wearesubset/p/C68F7xCujhk/ [6] https://www.stroudfilmfestival.org/events-2020-1/2020/3/28/byob-bring-your-own-beamer-projector [7] https://moha.wiki/Bring_Your_Own_Beamer [8] https://www.aurorapictureshow.org/programs/byob2023
BYOB is a way of making a big exhibition with zero budget. It is an exploration of the medium of projection.
Agenda
| Year | Day | City | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Nov 03 | Proun Gallery | Moscow [2] |
| 2019 | Mar 30 | Location TBC | Erevan [3] |
Open source
The idea of BYOB is free to use as long as it’s non-commercial.
Founders of BYOB
BYOB is an idea by Rafaël Rozendaal. The first BYOB was organized by Anne de Vries & Rafaël Rozendaal in Berlin in 2010.
Acronym of BYOB
BYOB is an acronym for “Bring Your Own Beamer”. In Europe projectors are often referred to as “beamers”.
Mission
BYOB is for anyone who is interested in moving light, sound and performance. Projection can mean many things. Projections are flexible and create a freedom to react to each others works, move things around, and create a dynamic collaborative experience. Hopefully there will be many different kinds of BYOB’s.
World
About 350 BYOB’s have happened around the world. Here are some of those cities: Aarhus, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Argentina, Athens, Auckland, Austin, Baltimore, Barcelona, Basel, Beijing, Belfast, Bergen, Berlin, Birmingham, Bogota, Bonn, Boston, Boulder, Breda, Brighton, Brooklyn, Bruges, Brussels, Bucharest, Budapest, Buffalo, Calgary, CapeTown, Caracas, Cardiff, Charlestown, Chicago, Chile, Cincinnati, Colchester, Cologne, Colombia, Columbus, Copenhagen, Corredor, Palma, Coventry, Cracow, Darwin, Denver, Detroit, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Eindhoven, El Salvador, Enschede, Erevan (2019), Firenze, Frankfurt, Gavere, Geneva, Genk, Ghent, Glasgow, Gothenburg, Grand Rapids, Grenoble, Guatemala, Heerenveen, Heerlen, Hembrug, Hong Kong, Houston, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Jinju, Karlsruhe, Kosice, Krakow, Habana, Lausanne, Leeds, Lima, Linz, Ljubljana, London, Los Angeles, Maastricht, Madrid, Mallorca, Malmo, Manchester, Marrakesh, Marseille, Medellin, Melbourne, Mexico, Miami, Milano, Milton Keynes, Minneapolis, Montreal, Moscow [2], Munich, Myanmar, Münster, Nashville, New Haven, New Orleans, New York, Nicosia, Norwich, Oregon, Oslo, Osnabrück, Ostend, Ostuni, Paris, Iiaarhus, Perth, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Poznan, Prague, Queens, Reno, Richmond, Rio de Janeiro, Rotterdam, Saint Paul, San Antonio, San Diego, Francisco, Santa Barbara, Sao Paulo, Seattle, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, Somerville, Southampton, Stockton, StonyBrook, Swansea, Sydney, Taipei, TelAviv, The Hague, Tijuana, Toronto, Tucson, Tuebingen, Utrecht, Valparaiso, Vancouver, Venice, Vevey, Vienna, Vitória, Warszawa, Wellington, Wrocław, Yekaterinburg.
See also
Footnotes
[2] Галерея Proun проведет самоорганизованную выставку «BYOB: притащи свой проектор» (The-village.ru)
[3] BYOB: Վերցրու քեզ հետ քո պրոեկտորը (Facebook)
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