Active Archives

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

Seminar Sound + Art: Curating and Interfacing Archives

2013
Dans le cadre de Systemics #1, la Kunstal Aarhus organise un séminaire public sur les thèmes de l’expérience, de la mémoire et de la pratique curatoriale dédiées aux archives d’art sonore. Les (...)

Seminar Sound + Art: Curating and Interfacing Archives

2013
As part of Systemics #1 programme, Kunsthal Aarhus hosts a public seminar on the issues of experiencing, remembering and curating sound art/sound archives. Members of Constant, Michael Murtaugh (...)

Workshop Kurenniemi Dataradio

2013
Michael Murtaugh and Nicolas Malevé, membres de Constant partageront leur enthousiasme pour la pratique sonore d’Erkki Kurenniemi qui a réalisé un grand nombre d’enregistrements, un journal (...)

Workshop Kurenniemi Dataradio

2013
Michael Murtaugh and Nicolas Malevé, members of Constant will share their enthusiasm for Kurenniemi’s practice that involves various experiments in audio recording, diaristic practice and (...)

Dataradio @ Variable

2013
Dans le cadre de la Data Radio , Michael and Nicolas organisent une session d’écoute de l’archive de cassettes audio d’Erkki Kurenniemi. Yves Poliart et d’autres complices seront de la partie.

Dataradio @ Variable

2013
In the framework of the Data Radio project, Michael and Nicolas organize a live listening session of the Kurenniemi audiocassette’s archive. They will be joined by Yves Poliart and other guests.

Data Radio: Erkki Kurenniemi (in 2048)

2013
Constantleden Michael Murtaugh en Nicolas Malevé presenteren een project dat de enorme hoeveelheid materiaal onderzoekt die Erkki Kurenniemi genereerde als Finse kunstenaar, nucleair (...)

Data Radio: Erkki Kurenniemi (in 2048)

2013
Constant members Michael Murtaugh and Nicolas Malevé present a project that investigates the vast body of material generated by Finnish artist, nuclear scientist, futurologist and technology (...)

Lezing & open workshop, Online Archive: Erkki Kurenniemi (In 2048)

2012
Tijdens de laatste maanden voerden Michael Murtaugh en Nicolas Malevé een reeks experimenten uit met een deel van het archief van Erkki Kurenniemi, de avant-garde kunstenaar en (...)

Discussion et atelier, Online Archive: Erkki Kurenniemi (In 2048)

2012
Ces derniers mois, Michael Murtaugh et Nicolas Malevé ont réalisé une série d’expériences sur une partie de l’archive d’Erkki Kurenniemi, artiste et pionnier de la recherche technologique des (...)