I have been rubbish at documenting my work over the years, much to my
regret later. Over here in Germany there seems to be a much better
culture of documentation (unless that's just the people/students I
know). Blogs, videos, YouTube, Flickr, etc. are all routinely used on
top of the usual DVDs, photos, etc.
> how many of you include video walk-throughs in your documentation
> of gallery based exhibitions of new media art?
I should, but usually never get around to it sadly.
> how many of you insist on having people in the photographs/slides
> taken of the show?
Insist? Well, it depends on the piece. Much of anything I make isn't
anything unless people are using it. I can't see all that much point
in documenting interactive work without people really...
> do you document interaction in the exhibition? how?
Photos, video.
> what other formats do you document your exhibitions in? (sound art
> exhibitions are rarely recorded, or are they?)
Usually just video, images and text.
> do you use online photosharing sites such as flickr for exhibition
> documentation?
Sometimes and my blog too.
> or do you hope that visiting artists / others might put their
> photos online and you can link to them later?
Yes, that too, but not only.
> have you ever been 'told off' by an institution for putting
> exhibition installation-in-progress photographs or gallery-
> installation photos on the web/flickr - and if so was it about
> infringing copyright on the artists work, or infringing the
> contract with the artist and the gallery over documentation?
No, but if I was I'd tell them to go boil their heads. (And I'd agree
with Patrick on most of the points he makes about other artists, but
I'm talking about my own exhibition, not curating others).
Best,
Andy
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