Archival Consciousness Mariana Lanari, Remco van Bladel

Archival Consciousness
Mariana Lanari, Remco van Bladel

Netherlands - Netherlands

Archiving the Present, 2023
Archiving the present, 2023

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"Archiving the Present" explores site-specific installations and long-term performances in the archives of cultural institutions. It creates a temporary infrastructure to replicate archival practices and collaborates with archivists, challenging traditional models of heritage preservation. The two-channel video installation shows "Catching Up IN The Archive" (C.U.I.T.A) at de Appel, Amsterdam 2022, presenting the entire archive within the exhibition space. The print illustrates an ontological data model, often a hidden layer in the infrastructure of an archive, capturing the data lifecycle from events through documentation and digitization. The contemporary interface reveals a network of real-time relationships between publication titles, individuals, collectives, and organizations.

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"Archival Consciousness" explores site-specific installations and long-duration performances within cultural institution archives. It establishes a temporary infrastructure to reenact archival procedures and collaborates with archivists, challenging traditional models of heritage preservation. The two-channel video installation depicts "Catching Up IN The Archive" (C.U.I.T.A) at de Appel, Amsterdam 2022, showcasing the entire archive within the exhibition space. The print illustrates the ontological data model, an often-hidden layer in the archive's infrastructure, capturing the data lifecycle from events to documentation and digitization. The accompanying interface reveals a real-time network of relations between publication titles, individuals, collectives, and organizations.