Media artworks that rely on cathode-ray tube technology pose numerous challenges to collection caretakers, technicians and artists in terms of their accurate presentation, assessment, short and long term preservation. How are museums, galleries, and exhibition spaces dealing with these challenges? Which communities of experts do they rely on to maintain these works and their technology in the short, mid and long term? Which soft and hard skills have been adopted for the care and preservation of CRT-technology? Which solutions have proved to be more suitable than others?
We encourage interested technicians, conservators, artist assistants, collection caretakers to join us in this online event bringing questions, thoughts and ideas that they wish to further discuss in an informal setting. Do you have experience with media works that rely on CRT technology? Do you wish to share your project and experience with us in a short presentation? We are looking for speakers for lightning talks (3-5 minutes) to encourage a conversation around these topics. Submit your participation request via this form by 14th February 2025.
The Café is set on 20th March, 2pm CET (Amsterdam 2pm / London 1pm / Gweru 3pm / Seoul 10pm / Mexico City 7am / LA 6am).
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This INCCA cafe initiative is part of a collaboration between ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe and Colorvac. The event will be moderated by flaminia fortunato and Florian Darheim with the participation of Marlies Peller, contemporary art conservator at ZKM.
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flaminia fortunato is a contemporary art conservator, specialised in media art. She is a time-based media conservator at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and works as a freelance researcher for ZKM. She is interested in practices of care and repair, tech-archeology and ethics of conservation.
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Florian Draheim is a dedicated team member at Colorvac, where he has contributed to the restoration of CRT-based media artworks since 2019. Colorvac is renowned for its expertise in revitalizing works by artists such as Nam June Paik and Lafontaine, with a long-term mission to develop advanced restoration techniques to preserve CRT art for future generations. In addition to his work at Colorvac, Florian is also part of the technical team at ZKM, furthering his passion for the intersection of art and technology.