Exploring the 'Slow Archive'
An interview with Sven Spieker
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.12544831Keywords:
Slow Archive, Art-Archive Relationship, Archival Tactics, Contemporary criticism, Slowdown of Information FlowsAbstract
This interview with Sven Spieker explores the characteristics of his theoretical proposal known as the "Slow Archive". Introduced in his "Manifesto for a Slow Archive" (2016), it offers an original approach on the relationship between contemporary art and the archival device. The discussion delves into various topics, including temporality and speed concerning contemporary archives in the Internet age; the processes of deterritorialization and reterritorialization of the aura and their impact on archives; as well as strategies for slowing down the rapid flow of information, such as manipulating digital obscurity or navigating the boundaries between truth and fiction.
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