Save Media Art
Preservation & Conservation
Focus on the Media Art preservation and conservation development in Taiwan. Recently, the research focus is the experiment through VR technology for new strategy and tools for preserving and representing media artworks. This project is a collaborates effort with Taiwan Digital Art Foundation. Besides, the first research result was presented on "Concept Museum of Art"
EVENTS
2019.05
Speaker
American Institute of Conservation
47th Annual Meeting
Paper Accepted of Electronic Media Group
“Virtual Reality as an environment and movement documenting tool in conservation practice for mechanical kinetic artwork”
2018.03-2018.11
Curator
Exhibition "Crossing Through the Light Wall - Archive or Alive?"
In 2018, Concept Museum of Art is inaugurated and launches “Save Media Art,” hoping to reform the taxonomy of the purposes of collection, exhibition, and education in the system of modernist museums. Museums’ focus on collections used to revolve around the authenticity and originality of the material, while the new museology has steered its way to be people-oriented, arguing that if an acquisition strategy fails to demonstrate its viability to represent, the purpose of the collection acquisition is unfulfilled. Nevertheless, thriving in the age of mechanical reproduction, the liberation from traditional aesthetics, and the advance of media technologies, techno/digital art has fundamentally expanded the realm of media for artistic creation.
2017.12
Founded
Save Media Art & Concept Museum of Art
Cooperation with Taiwan Digital Art Foundation.
As early as 2003, UNESCO has recognized the concept of Born-Digital Heritage during its 32nd General Conference in 2003, and draw the attention to the preservation of digital heritage that is in danger due to the rapid obsolescence of technologies and physical deterioration. Techno art has the intrinsic properties of digital heritage, and its artistic expressiveness is to be gauged with the consideration of a specific time and space. In contrast to the experiences of the preservation of techno art accumulated in Europe and the United States, Taiwan has just started to look for ways to extend the life of the artworks. Your continuous attention to “Save Media Art” and “Concept of Museum of Art.”
PROJECTS
2020.10-Now
Research
Save Media Art III : Documentation as a collection of creative tools and techniques
This project focuses on the study of media artworks of art and the acquisition of technical knowledge of different periods as a means of long-term preservation of artworks. Deeply focus on the genealogy and inventory of media art creation media, and construct the process and method of documentation for each type of technical interpretation metadata attributes. This is a further pragmatic application to the medium analysis, following the knowledge theory-based crawl of the previous two projects.
2020.05-Now
Research
Save Media Art II : Collecting VR and VR as Collecting Strategy
This project takes the technological and experimental "Concept Museum of Art" (run by the Taiwan Digital Art Foundation) as a research subject. Through literature review, research, lecture, and interview, we aim to draft the white paper of the museum. Research focus includes : The authenticity of the virtual object as a museum collection. The practical issue when VR engaged with museum collection management. The preservation strategy and the sustainability of VR content.
2018.08-2019.09
Research
Save Media Art I : A case study of artwork The Ending of Historical Light, Ya-Lun Tao
This research project "Save Media Art" experiment the possibility of media art collection program, try to use VR technology to create virtual 3D space as a basic space, and at the same time design integration the virtual works of documents, how should space and narrative structure is arranged. The focus of this project is to better present works that are locally produced and performatively. It not only enhances the contextual description of the installation and performance space but also truly considers different viewing positions and viewing relationships in terms of “space”.
MEMBERS
Yu-Hsein Chen | Project Director
Experienced Assistant Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the fine art and museum curatorial collection management field. My professional interests focus on the conservation philosophy and paradigm shift that brought by time-based media, new media, digital... artworks. Skilled in digital heritage preservation, museology and organizing cultural events. Strong program, project management and communication professional with a M.A. degree focused in Museology from National Tainan University of Fine Arts, and a B.A. degree of Digital Media Design.
Tzu-Chuan Lin | International Affairs Manager
Now is studying the master’s program “Conservation of New Media and Digital Information” at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design, Germany. Former Project Coordinator at the Collection Management Department of NTMoFA, Taiwan. Combine his experience as an artist, focusing on analog and digital medium conservation practices.
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