Conservation of Video Art
These resources were produced for “Workshop 4: Conservation of Video Art” (summer 2021, online, hosted by MoMA). For more information about the workshop leaders and speakers, please refer to their biographies.
Life of a Video Artwork
Speaker: Peter Oleksik, Associate Media Conservator, MoMA, NY
The overarching theme of the workshop was managing change in video artworks over time. To introduce the workshop, this video provided an overview of the “life” of video artworks in MoMA’s collection. These examples were revisited throughout the workshop.
Basic File Anatomy and Preservation, Parts I & II
Speaker: Jonathan Farbowitz, Associate Conservator of Time-based Media, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY.
These presentations were originally developed as part of the workshop “Introduction to Digital Preservation” at the American Institute for Conservation 2020 Annual Meeting.
Metadata and Checksums Demonstration
Speaker: Alexandra Nichols, Conservator, Time-based Media, Tate, London.
This demonstration was originally developed as part of the workshop “Introduction to Digital Preservation” at the American Institute for Conservation 2020 Annual Meeting. Although technology evolves rapidly and some of the features and commands shown in this video may have changed, this presentation provides a solid introduction to metadata exposure and creating checksums. Please note that the demo documents and sample files mentioned during the talk were available to workshop participants only.
BagIt Demonstration
Speaker: Alexandra Nichols, Conservator, Time-based Media, Tate, London.
This demonstration was originally developed as part of the workshop “Introduction to Digital Preservation” at the American Institute for Conservation 2020 Annual Meeting. Although technology evolves rapidly and some of the features and commands demonstrated in this video may have changed, this presentation provides a solid introduction to creating and verifying bags on Mac and PC. Please note that the demo documents and sample files mentioned during the talk were available to workshop participants only.
Basics of Video
Speaker: Peter Oleksik, Associate Media Conservator, MoMA, NY
Characterization of Video
Speaker: Peter Oleksik, Associate Media Conservator, MoMA, NY
Video Condition Assessment Overview
Speaker: Lia Kramer, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Media Conservation, MoMA, NY
Additional resources
Software Demonstration: QC Tools
Speaker: Lia Kramer, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Media Conservation, MoMA, NY
Software Demonstration: Sonic Visualiser
Speaker: Lia Kramer, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Media Conservation, MoMA, NY
Software Demonstration: DaVinci Resolve
Speaker: Lia Kramer, Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Media Conservation, MoMA, NY
Video Materiality
Speaker: Agathe Jarczyk, Time-based Media Conservator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY and Partner/Conservator-Restorer FH, Atelier für Videokonservierung / Studio for Video Conservation, Bern, Switzerland
History of Exhibition Technology
Speaker: Kate Lewis, Agnes Gund Chief Conservator, MoMA, NY. Co-authors: Kate Lewis and Peter Oleksik, Associate Media Conservator, MoMA, NY
Video Art in the HD Age
Speaker: Sophie Bunz, Time-based Media Art Conservator, Atelier für Videokonservierung / Studio for Video Conservation, Bern, Switzerland
Artwork Case Study: Gretchen Bender’s Dumping Core
Speakers: Maurice Schechter, Conservation Engineer, M. Schechter, Inc., NY, in conversation with Peter Oleksik, Associate Media Conservator, MoMA, NY
Workflows at EAI: Video Condition Checking
Speaker: Jon Dieringer, Technical Director, Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)
Workflows at EAI: SD File Preparation in an HD World
Speaker: Jon Dieringer, Technical Director, Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)