Art Exhibition
Throughout
its existence, an information object traverses various states; due to
the application of actions ensuring its survival and accessibility, the
object is constantly in flux.
Data emerges from multiple
sources, and is transformed from one state to another, through many
phases of existence. Similarly, the environment vital for the authentic
rendering of digital objects does not stay the same. The contesting
demands of technology, curators, users and legislation all add
complexity to the preservation of information objects over time. We
inevitably add and lose properties without knowing, whilst doing what
we can to retain the intellectual meaning, hoping it remains untouched.
This
work can be understood to represent this struggle, the complexity of
preservation processes, and the potential for the sudden flowering of
data into new ideas, new knowledge.
Art Exhibition
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