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Call for papers – el_media 4. VDR Restorers Day 2005 with the international and interdisciplinary conference 14. – 19. November 2005 in Berlin Raumkunst: Video installations – electronic artworks This is a follow-up to the “Call for Papers” for the 4. Restorers Day 14. – 19. November 2005, published in the VDR Bulletin 3.2004. During the 2005 Conference of the VDR Restorers (German association of conservators), the expert group for electric and electronic heritage (“el_media”) are hosting a session dedicated to video art and electronic artworks and would like to invite participation. This session is particularly interested in the challenges posed by video installations. The earliest video works date from the early seventies and these now present a serious challenge to the museum community. How do we document the different possible iterations of these installations? How do we conserve and restore the media elements? What are our long-term data archiving strategies? Is it acceptable to convert analogue material into a digital domain? What is the relationship of the equipment to the identity of the work? Video artworks turn into complex video installations, when they are set into space - What is the influence of the space on the installation and how do we gauge the impact when this changes? This session aims to build upon the experience of the international museum community in caring and managing video installations. The session will explore the response of the museum in terms of the need to develop an interdisciplinary approach involving the expertise of the conservator, the artist, the curator, technical experts and media scientists in order to develop an adequate conservation strategy for these works. Because of the complexity of this topic, we would welcome various contributions not only in order to enable the exchange of ideas and to get to new points of view. A journey to Berlin is always worth it and might be stimulating for this conference. Conference languages will be German and English. It is anticipated to provide simultaneous translation and a publication is planned. Abstracts for papers, poster-presentations or workshops should be sent by 15. January 2005 (ca. 150 words of the content, name and address of authors, e-mail and telephone numbers etc.) to the program committee: mail: [log in to unmask] or to Ulrich Lang Museum für Moderne Kunst Domstr. 10 D-60311 Frankfurt am Main [log in to unmask] tel.: +49-69-212-33 719 fax: +49-69-212-37 882) In order to represent a wide range of topics, you will be invited for this conference in February 2005 to submit the draft paper (ca. 4000 words, max. 2 images / tables) with notes regarding form of presentation, volume, technical equipment needed etc. For invited lecturers the costs for the journey and accomodation will be paid for by the VDR. -- VDR MKKM el_media mailing_list -- VDR: Verband der Restauratoren e.V. MKKM: Fachgruppe fuer Moderne Kunst / Kulturgut der Moderne el_media: expertengruppe für elektrische und elektronische medien -- kontakt: ulrich lang, diplom-restaurator/conservator haendelstr. 6, d-60318 frankfurt a.m. tel/fax: +49-69-83 83 00 95, mail: [log in to unmask] museum fuer moderne kunst, domstrasse 10, d-60311 frankfurt a.m. tel: +49-69-212-33 719, mail: [log in to unmask] -- Bitte teilen Sie unter [log in to unmask] - Betreffzeile "unsubscribe" - mit, wenn Sie von der mailing Liste gestrichen werden moechten