This research aims to map the practices surrounding the collection of media art in Portuguese museums, with a particular focus on the preservation strategies employed by relevant institutions. At the core of the study is a critical analysis of data gathered through an online survey, completed by the following institutions: Museu da Bienal de Cerveira, Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Ser-ralves, Centro de Arte Ol...
More-than-human beings are largely de-animated in Western cultures and perceived as the backdrop for human activities. At the same time, with the modern modes of consumption and production, customers often do not know how specific products have been created and which more-than-human beings have been involved in manufacturing particular consumables. As a partial response to such alienation, this text presents th...
The current investigation aims to focus on how New Media Art is collected and preserved in Portugal, a pioneer research on a country where this artistic practice is well established but there’s no studies regarding it’s preservation. The research is orientated by both general and more specific goals. Regarding the first ones, I search to compile the disperse information related to New Media Art collections in P...