Active Archives

http://www.activearchives.org

Research and development of free software archive tools in collaboration with cultural institutions.

Constant has a long history in working with and reflecting on memory, forgetting, preserving and disclosure. The current challenge is in connecting digital archives with open standards on one side and working with web 2.0 indexation systems on the other, keeping in mind that privacy is a priority and ’not indexing’ is not an option.

The archives of cultural institutions are rich in material, they manifest different archiving techniques and specific characteristics, they often share features and problems with colleague-institutes, such as for example: How do you categorize? Who is author or collaborator? Are collaborators writers or protagonists with a different role?


Related events

Active Archives Arteleku

2008
In samenwerking met Arteleku organiseerde Constant een werksessie rond de uitwisseling van videomateriaal met inleidende presentaties van Jorge Blasco Gallardo en Michael Murtaugh. (…)

Active Archives Arteleku

2008
In collaboration with Arteleku, Constant organised a worksession dedicated to the exchange of video material and a introductory lecture with interventions by Jorge Blasco Gallardo and Michael (…)

Projectpresentatie

2007
Presentatie van een onderzoek en mogelijke ontwikkeling van vrije software in samenwerking met culturele instellingen (software-modules, presentaties, uitwisselingsmomenten)

Présentation du projet

2007

Project presentation

2007
Presentation of a research and possible development of free software in collaboration with cultural institutes (software-modules, presentations, exchange moments).