Sigridur Regina Sigurthorsdottir

Sigridur Regina Sigurthorsdottir is a PhD researcher at the University of Iceland and the National Gallery of Iceland, examining the use of artist interviews and artists’ archives in decision-making regarding the preservation, conservation and exhibition of time-based media art. She has an MA in moving image archiving and preservation as well as an MA in film theory. She was previously collections manager at the Living Art Museum and is not a board member for the Living Art Museum as well as Skjaldborg Documentary Film Festival. She represents PhD students on the board of the Literature and Art Theory Institute.

Time Based Media Art and Archival Research at the National Gallery of Iceland

Since the turn of the last century, conservators specialising in time‑based media (video, audio, digital, performance, etc) have grappled with the many practical, ideological, and ethical questions raised by the nature of technological development. The challenge is not new, but artists, museums, and conservators continually face new issues as artworks are created with ever‑changing technologies. What meaning‑making is embedded in a curator’s decision‑making regarding the technical aspects of installing these works and what influences these decisions? What lessons can be drawn from the challenges posed by obsolete media? Can we apply those lessons to works created with today’s newest technologies?

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Time Based Media Art and Archival Research at the National Gallery of Iceland