Art Critique 2

On December 4^th I stopped by a production called "Bring Your Own Beamer" from some of the advanced digital media students.  My first thought was how confusing the flyer was; it was not clear what exactly I would be attending. I guess I was just expecting too much because what I got was definitely just an array of “bright screens and loud things.” When I walked in, I came upon two students head banging to what appeared to be a black flag album, meanwhile projectors were screaming epilepsy in a nearby room. However, they were not listing to your standard record in its most common or conventional way. These students had all assembled their own rendition of a record player with what could have been household or found objects. All of them looked very peculiar, one in particular looked like a mix between the Colosseum and a video game joystick. Others included broken bits of record, cardboard, and even metal piping. After playing with the phonographs, I continued onward towards the flashing lights like a disoriented moth. I gazed around for a brief moment and what I saw seemed to be a collection of short clips from YouTube videos, TV shows, cartoons, and some original work. Although, nothing seemed to be very well explained or organized so I stood around awkwardly for a little longer, ate some free food, then left.