PACKED

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As a centre of expertise, PACKED vzw means to play a central part in Flanders in centring the development of knowledge, experience and expertise regarding digitisation and digital archiving, and in spreading the acquired knowledge, experience and expertise. In this way, the centre of expertise means to improve and guard the quality and efficiency of actions in regard to digitisation and digital archiving within the broader field of cultural heritage.

Activities

Anarchronism
2015

Anarchronism, a portmanteau of "anachronism" and "anarchy", is an exhibition of "neo-analogue" artworks that disrupt the binary logic of digital vs analogue and new vs obsolete, playing with notions such as media archaeology, retro-futurism, retromania, neo-analogue or post-internet.

Digital Media Archaeology in Practice
2015

iMAL and PACKED - Centre of Expertise in Digital Heritage, are organising a 2-days workshop and 1-day open atelier on the handling of obsolete data carriers and computer hardware, with Ben Fino-Radin, Digital Repository Manager at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and Vincent Leclaire from Sicilium.

From the CD-ROM Revolution to the Future of Electronic Publishing
2015

An exceptional lecture by Bob Stein, one of the major and pioneering actors in electronic publishing and founder of The Voyager Company and the Institute for the Future of the Book. The lecture will be followed by a round table debate, moderated by Emanuel Lorrain (PACKED) and Morgane Batoz-Herges (PILen) and with the participation of Etienne Mineur (éditions volumiques), Pierre Lavoie (former Hyptique), Eric Swenson (NEA), Jean-Louis Boissier and Yves Bernard (former Magic Media, iMAL).

 

Welcome to the Future!
2015

Welcome to the Future! proposes a historical selection of art & culture cd-roms and electronic artworks published on floppies, mostly produced in the 90s highlighting the short life of born-digital art. It presents early pioneering works in new media and digital arts, conveying many visions and utopias around the upcoming digital world as well as remarkable explorations of interactive digital media.