The symposium is part of 10th Fubar Festival that seeks to embrace error as something that is part and parcel of digital technologies and this year it looks into possible ways of appropriating error as archival modus operandi.
This is why the symposium addresses various aspects of archiving, conserving and presenting of digital artworks, including glitch artworks. By what means can we approach archiving of digital art and its future today? What kind of infrastructure is needed to meet variability and performativity of such works? What is the role of the archive of digital art and how do we keep it alive? What if the archive fails?
The symposium places valid positions in the context of archiving of digital art and presents them for discussion. At the center of such discussions are the goals, roles, methods, failures, and the social processes in which archives of digital art are set.
Moderator: Irena Borić
SCHEDULE:
‣ 11:15-13:15 Questioning infrastructure
Speakers: Lozana Rossenova, Jaka Železnikar, Imane B.K. and Martino Morandi (Constant)
The first panel brings in the perspective of institutions and organizations on building digital archives or archives of digital art. Lozana Rosenova brings our attention to the overall importance of open, collaborative and sustainable digital infrastructure on the case study of rhizome’s ArtBase, while Jaka Železnikar brings in the perspective of the museum’s struggles with conservation of digital art as well as his own experience as an internet artist. We learn from Constant about Splinter, a traveling server that supports and archives collective work.
‣ 14:00-16:00 Possibilities for glitch
Speakers: Rosa Menkman, Teuta Gatolin, Vedran Gligo
The second panel brings in the artistic perspectives on archiving. While Rosa Menkman goes into specificity of collection making, Teuta Gatolin presents her artistic research that deals with contemporary nostalgia and Vedran Gligo looks into do it yourself archiving that goes under the radar of institutional support.
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Admission to all festival programmes is free.
