Approaches, strategies and theoretical and practice-based research methods to investigate and archive video art: some reflections from the REWIND projects.

Leuzzi, Laura; Partridge, Stephen; Lockhart, Adam

Abstract

This paper will discuss methodologies, approaches and issues, emerging out of three major research projects that have investigated early histories of video art in Europe: REWIND (2004 ongoing), REWINDItalia (2011-2014) and EWVA (2015-2018). The paper will discuss how the projects have engaged with the history of the apparatus, the identity and status of the artworks, preservation methods, and the legacy of these video artworks today. A particular focus will be on semi-structured questionnaires for interviews structured to capture oral histories, memories and recollections, that in some cases would have been otherwise lost to future knowledge and the uncovering of lost artworks and their available documentation. The speakers directly involved in the projects - will discuss solutions, risks and experiences encountered in the projects and future research perspectives for re-covering, collecting, archiving and narrating the histories of early video art in Europe. The paper will discuss also different practice-based research methods, platforms and engagement strategies, including re-installation and re-enactment.

Citation

LEUZZI, L., PARTRIDGE, S. and LOCKHART, A. 2019. Approaches, strategies and theoretical and practice-based research methods to investigate and archive video art: some reflections from the REWIND projects. In RE:SOUND 2019: proceedings of 8th Histories of media arts international conference 2019 (MAH 2019): sound, media and art; theories, histories, practices, 20-23 August 2019, Aalborg, Denmark. London: BCS, pages 274-282. Hosted on ScienceOpen [online]. Available from: https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.14236/ewic/RESOUND19.41

• Conference Name: 8th Histories of media arts international conference 2019 (MAH 2019): sound, media and art; theories, histories, practices
• Conference Location: Aalborg, Denmark
• Start Date: Aug 20, 2019
• End Date: Aug 23, 2019
• Acceptance Date: Mar 31, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Aug 23, 2019
• Publication Date: Aug 31, 2019
• Deposit Date: Feb 18, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 18, 2022
• Publisher: BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
• Pages: 274-282
• Series Title: Electronic workshops in computing (eWiC)
• Series ISSN: 1477-9358
• Book Title: RE:SOUND 2019: proceedings of 8th Histories of media arts international conference 2019 (MAH 2019): sound, media and art; theories, histories, practices
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/RESOUND19.41
• Keywords: Video art; Oral history; Recollection; Re-enactment; Artworks; Preservation methods; Media archive; Research methodologies
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/1369318