Abstract
Stuart Hall describes ‘living archives’ as a field of […] rupture, significant breaks, transformations, new and unpredicted departures’. For an artist, the interpretation of archival and historical materials is not solely an academic exercise; it can also be viewed as a societal intervention, where historical narratives are ruptured and re-contextualised, generating an emerging critical and contested site of reinterpretation. In this article I discuss my work as an artist and researcher with particular emphasis on cultural memory, archival formations and the production of contemporary artworks, including my recent video installation, UNresolved which reflects on the twentieth anniversary of genocide in Srebrenica.
Original language | English |
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DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
Event | Irish Museums Association Conference 2016 - , Ireland Duration: 1 Jan 2016 → … |
Conference
Conference | Irish Museums Association Conference 2016 |
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Country/Territory | Ireland |
Period | 1/01/16 → … |
Keywords
- living archives
- societal intervention
- historical narratives
- cultural memory
- archival formations
- contemporary artworks
- genocide
- Srebrenica