PRODUCTIVE ARCHIVING

Productive Archiving discusses a variety of problems in archival organisation, in particular three issues that are usually overlooked in archives: the question of inclusion or exclusion, the loss of individuality and specificity (i.e., homogenisation), and that archiving may become a form of pigeonholing, putting specific identities into a confined space. This book suggests exploring constructive and creative solutions, especially through the example of artistic archives, which tend to offer speculative, unexpected ways to order, sele...[Leer más]