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Symposium
The presence of the ephemeral
Media art at the cutting edge between conservation and interpretation
Symposium: 15th November, 2012
When conserving and presenting media art, curators and restorers frequently have to find the balance between historical materiality of the work and the artistic intention. Restorers are faced with the challenge of preserving the original physical condition of spatial art installations which are frequently site-specific and were created in complex combinations with different media.
imai - the recently founded Center of Excellence for Conservation and
Preservation of Media Art in North Rhine-Westphalia - invited to two events at ISEA2010 RUHR. At the ISEA2010 RUHR Exhibition the restored, interactive
installation Exchange Fields(2000) from the American Bill Seaman was finally once again on view from August 20, 2010. At the ISEA2010 RUHR Conference imai
offered a panel about the preservation of media art (24 August 2010).
Some of the most important media collections of Germany are to be found in North Rhine-Westphalia. How should these valuable assets be preserved in the long-term and made available? In co-operation with the state and the Association of German Cities and Towns (Städtetag), North Rhine-Westphalia together with imai (inter media art institute) organises a conference dedicated to the specific problem areas connected with the preservation and re-staging of media-based space installations.
The newly established imai foundation presents the symposium "Image transfer. Preserve, communicate, develop media art" as the first of a series of symposia to address questions relating to the communication, preservation and scientific development of media art. The opening symposium will give a first general overview of the tasks and challenges facing the foundation.
