NEW MEDIA MUSEUMS:

Creating Framework for Preserving and Collecting Media Arts in V4

The project NEW MEDIA MUSEUMS: Creating Framework for Preserving and Collecting Media Arts in V4 was initiated by the Olomouc Museum of Art as a joint international platform for sharing experience with building and maintaining collections of new media artworks across different types of institutions. It includes organizations from the independent sector focusing on presenting and promoting new media art as well as heritage institutions from Czechia, Slovakia, Poland and Hungary. The initial phase of the project has been launched in January 2021 and is planned for 18 months.

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The project responds to the problem of under-representation of media arts and culture in heritage institutions in V4 countries. Historians, curators, artists have long recognised video art, digital art, sound art, internet art, interactive installations, and digital culture artefacts as an important phenomenon of recent era. However, the legacy of these works is largely limited to art professionals. The artefacts are almost absent in museum collections and pioneering works from the 1970s & 80s are largely unknown to general public. The main reason for this is the lack of expertise for their preservation in the V4 instutions and the absence of a methodology for technical and administrative handling of the artworks.

The aim of the project is to find workable methods for heritage institutions to build and maintain collections of media arts, which are necessary for safeguarding this area for the benefit of society. The main intention is to build expertise based on practical experience and to publish a number of case studies on selected new media artworks. Many collaborators from various fields – theorists, curators, conservators, artists and technical experts from partner institutions and beyond – are involved in their creation.

The project is supported by the International Visegrad Fund.

News

Interview between Nela Klajbanová (PAF) with Sylva Poláková (NFA)

22 Listopad 2021

V roce 2020 zahájil Národní filmový archiv projekt Videoarchiv, který reaguje na absenci metodických postupů pro dlouhodobou péči o pohyblivý obraz. Cílem projektu je vytvořit dlouhodobě udržitelnou strategii pro konzervaci a zpřístupnění audiovizuálních děl mimo kontext kinematografie. V České republice je řada sbírkových institucí, které do svých sbírek tato díla zařazují, nemají však dostatečnou infrastrukturu a nástroje, aby zajistily jeho dlouhodobé uchování, jako tomu je u jiných médií. Problematika dlouhodobého uchovávání umění pohyblivého obrazu je u nás dlouho podnětem pro řadu diskuzí. Národní filmový archiv se svých výzkumným projektem předpokládá spolupráci se sbírkovými institucemi výtvarného umění a implementaci vyvíjených metod a postupů do jejich sbírkové činnosti. S řešitelkou projektu Sylvou Polákovou vedla rozhovor kurátorka Nela Klajbanová. (Artalk.cz, publikováno 22. 11. 2021) – celý rozhovor najdete zde.

New Media Art & Archive – discussions online

18 Listopad 2021

What is the difference between archive and collection? How can video tapes be stored safely? Is it possible to replace the original mechanics of the device with a computer algorithm? The series deals with the complex issue of archiving new media works of art in public institutions. It focuses on the full range of activities necessary for the technical protection of the work, its correct interpretation and presentation. It reflects the current Central European situation, but tries to put it in a more general context. The aim is to start a lively discussion platform and share knowledge across institutions. Workshops are thus open not only to students and the professional public but also to interested members of the general public.

NMM: Videoreport | SNG | 21. 9. 2021

21 Wrzesień 2021

The workshop, held at the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava on 21 September 2021, focused on the questions surrounding the acquisition process, documentation of individual complex works, their registration in the system, digital archive and repository, the restoration and care for technical component and equipment, as well as inter-departmental and interdisciplinary collaboration. Reports from the project events may be found on the project website. Video here.

New Media Art & Archive – course at TIM Brno

1 Październik 2021

Theory of Interactive Media at Masaryk University and CEAD.space invite you to the series of online workshops. The overarching theme of the workshops is New Media Art & Archive and it deals with the complex issue of archiving new media artworks in public institutions. It focuses on the full range of activities necessary for the technical protection of the work, its correct interpretation and presentation.

NMM: 2nd workshop is taking place at Slovak National Gallery

21 Wrzesień 2021

The workshop, held at the Slovak National Gallery in Bratislava on 21 September 2021, focuses on the questions surrounding the acquisition process, documentation of individual complex works, their registration in the system, digital archive and repository, the restoration and care for technical component and equipment, as well as inter-departmental and interdisciplinary collaboration. Reports from the project events may be found on our website.

NMM: Report from the first workshop | OMA | 17.–18. 2. 2021

19 Luty 2021

The opening workshop served as an introductory event for the founding partners of the project. Several thematic threads have been inititiated, which we plan to develop throughout the project. In the coming months, the partners will focus on case studies of selected artworks. SNG will also work on the documentation of media-based works in the Central Catalogue of Artworks (published on Webumenia.sk), revising and unifying some of the new-media art terms used in cataloguing. Later this year, another, larger workshop is planned onsite at the Slovak National Gallery. The date remains to be determined.
The complete report can be found on this site.

First preparatory workshop will take place online | OMA | 17.–18. 2. 2021

10 Luty 2021

Representatives of the institutions will gather for a two-day online workshop hosted by OMA, to discuss the issues involved in preserving the artworks and possible institutional challenges to emerge. The event will include presentations of sections of collections relevant for media art context as well as past experiences of the partners from dealing with this genre. The gathering will also be an opportunity to discuss possible cures for adapting infrastructures to care for media-based artworks. The workshop will result in identifying the final set of artworks for case studies as well as particular practical roles and conceptual issues to be examined by each participating institution.

Autorzy

Edward Ihnatowicz (1926 - 1988)

Edward Ihnatowicz (b.1926 in Chełm Lubelski – d.1988 in London) was a London-based artist: sculptor and designer working in cast metal techniques. Working during the peak popularity of cybernetics in the late 60s, Edward Ihnatowicz translated concepts of feedback loop and control engineering into an original form of time-based work of art – cybernetic sculptures. — Anna Olszewska

Tematy

Vasulka Kitchen Cooking Reader #1 (CZ, EN)
NMM: Report from the first workshop | 17.–18. 2. 2021

Partnerzy

MUO – Muzeum umění Olomouc

SNG – Slovenská národná galéria PAF – Přehlídka současného umění a filmové animace

WRO – Centrum Sztuki WRO C³ – Kulturális és Kommunikációs Központ

Supported by:

Visegrad Fund

Muzeum umění Olomouc 2011-2021