Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. (Admittedly, it was also a way to get more people to visit SuperDeluxe- their then newly opened multimedia event space in Tokyo).
But as we all know, give a mic to a designer (especially an architect) and you'll be trapped for hours. The key to Pecha Kucha Night is its patented system for avoiding this fate. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each - giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.
"Creativity is spawned by this kind of interaction amongst others - you come, you present, you listen, you see, you hear, you taste,you touch, you leave it and think (or not)." -- anonymous (guest at pkn vol one - buffalo)
Pecha Kucha Night Volume 6 | ARTSPACE | JUNE 14th.
Address
Artspace Buffalo Lofts
1219 Main Street
Buffalo, New York 14209
Visit the Art Space for further information
If you have question please forward them to the email address below.
Pecha Kucha Night Volume 4 | Hallwalls | May 8th.
On May 8th, PK Night will kickoff "WNY TypoFest: A celebration of the graphic & typographic arts." Presented by Hallwalls and WNY Book Arts Collaborative with support from the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Advertising Club of Buffalo, Dæmen College Department of Visual & Performing Arts, Veer, Society of Typographic Afi cionados, P22 type foundry, Swiss Dots, Market Arcade Film & Arts Centre, Dipson Threatres & Printing Prep. Further information will be posted on this event. If you have question please forward them to the email address below.
How to get there:
Hallwalls is at 341 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY 14202. We're located in The Church
(the former Asbury Delaware church) at the southeast corner of Delaware Ave. and Tupper St.
in downtown Buffalo. Enter through the stair tower on the south side of the building.
Visit the Hallwalls website for further information
From Wired Magazine
"The key to the success of the Pecha Kucha evenings springing up across the world
over the last two years -- they now exist in around 30 cities, from Bogota to Buffalo --
is simplicity. Participants get a six-minute pitch in which they can show 20 slides,
and talk for 20 seconds about each one."
"The problem: How do you get a bunch of visual visionaries -- many of them isolated,
introverted, self-employed people who tend to hunch all day behind their computers --
out into meatspace, communicating, drinking, networking? The solution: Give them a format,
a structure, a parlor game, a chance to talk about their current interests and listen to
others doing the same."
For information on this event and upcoming pecha kucha events, you can get in contact with us at the following email: info@pechakuchabuffalo.com.
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