I want to tell you my name : augmented reality as conservation method for between words and images by Ernestine White-Mifetu and Toni Giselle Stuart

The conservation of time-based media is seldom straightforward. This is often because the key element in this form of art is not a physical object, but rather its character, message, or how the message is perceived and received by the visitor and their experience of it. Looking at site-specific artworks or exhibitions where the location is tied to a specific meaning, this essay discusses digital conservation options to ensure long-term availability and accessibility. This approach could be particularly significant for exhibitions that, as a result of their theme, content, or social commentary remain relevant today. The approach of digital conservation discussed in the present research allows for the preservation of multiple component parts as a coherent whole as opposed to archival practice which would preserve the various elements separately as text, image, or recording in stasis. AR as a conservation method allows the presentation of both reality and an altered version side-by-side, adding to what the viewer can already see. AR may thus be a modern solution to the ephemerality of revolving exhibitions as it does not require altering a physical location, merely overlaying virtual content into a meaningful location.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Pretoria

Year dc:date.issued

2022

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• McGinn, Isabelle

• UCTD
• Conservation
• Memory
• Gender-based violence (GBV)
• Art exhibitions
• Time-based media
• Augmented reality

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• © 2022 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

A2023

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/89169