Research topics

Research Introduction

Research on preservation strategies

Research on Artists’ Participation
Research on Artist’s Participation
Summary Anthropology of Experience
Summary Designing Qualitative Research
Summary Interviewing in Depth
Summary Interviews
Summary Phenomenological Research Methods

Research on documentation and archiving strategies

1. The Inside Installations Documentation Model - 2IDM
2. History
3. Data-Model Map
4. Create Records
5. Create Links
6. Create Structure

Document Structure developed by TATE and S.M.A.K.

Document Manager

1.1 Introduction to the documentation of light
1.2 Glossary of light technology

1.1 Documentation of movement
1.2 Preservation
2.1 Documentation of sound
2.2 Sound Case Study Zwanikken
2.3 Sound Case Study Walde
2.4 Sound Case Study Tinguely

The measurement of installation art

Video documentation of installations

1.1 3D Documentation
1.2 3D instruction manual
2.1 What's the meaning of VR photography / VR panoramas? - A brief introduction to and overview of technical matters
2.2 The use of high resolution spherical views for the purposes of documentation

1. Research on theory and semantics
2. Glossary Inside Installations
3. Conservation Strategies for Modern & Contemporary Art
4. Restoration Theory Applied to Installation Art

Introduction to Knowledge Mangement and Information Exchange

Research topics
Based on the results of the case studies and through additional multi-disciplinary research, good practice will be developed on five main topics that are essential for the preservation and presentation of installation art.

Preservation Strategies

Artists’ Participation

Documentation & Archiving Strategies

Theory and Semantics

Networking (Knowledge Management and Information Exchange)

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