Santiago held its very first PechaKucha Night at the end of last month, in what amounted to an “awesome” showing, according to organizer Emilio Marin. He added: “In Chile, almost nobody knew about PKN, but then all of the presenters and the public who talked to me said that it was incredible, with a perfect mix of presenters!”

Below, a look at all of the presenters from PKN Santiago Vol. 1.

Gran Negro (Independent Editorial)

Animalito (Graphic Designer)

Veronica Arcos (Architect)

Carlos Barboza (Graphic Designer and Folk Musician)

Grupo Grifo (Collective)

Rodrigo Tisi (Architect)

Frankie Nun (Artist)

BEER BREAK!

Spam (Independent Architectural Magazine)

Felipe Verdugo (3D Modeling)

Ninion (Graphic Designer, Photographer, and Illustrator)

Garvo (Illustrator)

Plataforma Cultura Digital

Daniel Carrasco Medina (Designer)

Roxy Brown (Hair Designer)

We’re not quite sure of the significance of the “58″ listed on the flyer, but PechaKucha Night in Beijing Vol. 10 happens this Saturday (May 23), at the Three Shadows Photography Art Centre.

Tokyo-based artist Scott Silvey was at last month’s edition of PechaKucha Night in Tokyo (Vol. 61), with a presentation focusing on the decaying urban landscapes seen in his latest series of works, “Civic Remedies.”

From the artist’s site:

Within a decaying urban landscape, vending machines, street lamps, electric poles and meters stand as sentinels among the dwellings where people once lived. Because of unabated consumption the skeletal remains of human production are all that linger in the half-light. The only remaining inhabitants are the fertile mounds of soil in which medicinal herbs have germinated. These healing plants have returned to restore health to an ailing world.

The series was first shown last year at the gallery in All-Nippon Airlines’ Signet Lounge (Haneda Airport), and will next be exhibited at the Whitespace gallery in Atlanta, from May 22 until July 3.

Telly Tu’u // Artist // On painting

Callum Pankhurst // Design Director // Identity Group—Past, Present, Future works

Hannah and Aaron Beehre // // Artists // Fantastic Truths

Last week saw Brussels host its 8th edition of PechaKucha Night. PKN Paris co-organizer Benoït Drouillat was in attendance, and he provides a few photos from what appears to have been a beautiful venue.

Following yesterday’s look at PechaKucha Night in Paris Vol. 8 through photos, here’s a terrific video report on the event, directed by Mathias Garnier. The interviews — in French — cover how each presenter tackled the PKN format.