BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) 15 March 2025, 18:30

curatorial project by CONNOR BENEDICT

BYOB (Bring Your Own Beamer) is a pop-up exhibition dedicated to video and projection art. The concept takes visual art in video, film, photography, light and projection out of isolation, promoting spontaneous interaction and dynamic dialogue between works and artists in a shared space.

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The linear experience becomes optional.

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​ As a structure, the exhibition invites the public to reflect on interactions, to immerse themselves in the works from new perspectives, and to explore themes and ideas in parallel—free from the limitations of time and space.

The art of projection, rooted in traditions such as shadow theater and vignette imaging, has evolved dramatically with contemporary technologies. Advances in interactivity, light sources and scene mapping have transformed the way light animates space, opening up endless creative possibilities. By bringing together multiple works in one space, BYOB gives rise to a cacophony of light and movement, inviting audiences to explore and discover projections in unexpected ways.

​The BYOB concept emerged in the early 2000s in Berlin and has since taken hold on all continents in different forms. It was born from a spontaneous, community-based approach, bridging the 1990s idea of ​​a “temporary autonomous zone” with contemporary art and community practices.

The guest artists are: Sara Alemão, Filipa Alfama, Dancingfoot, Inês de Almeida Dias and Maria Inês Mendes, Rita Bárrios Ferreira, Francesca Faulin & Carla Santana, João Figueiras, Rebecca Fontaine-Wolf, Diane Giraud, Andrea Giusti, gonssalo, Abia Karim, Léna Lewis-King, Natalia Loyola and Deborah Veigas, Macila, Gabriel Marmelo, Stephanie Monica, João Parente and Carla Gonçalves, Rodrigo Esteves Pereira, Luís Persaud, Henrique Porta-Nova, Max Provenzano, Enrique Rodriguez and Carlos Costa, Maiana João Rocha, Luís Trindade, Anna Rebecca Unterholzner, and Visual Echoes.

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