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Welcome to DiVersions

→ DiVersions experiments with the potential of digital archives (of cultural institutions, or cultural heritage) as a site for decolonial and intersectional practice.

→ It is a reflection and speculation on how databased tools, infrastructures and protocols can work with and through difference.

→ DiVersions tests how techniques and technologies of networked collaboration can support other imaginations of the digital archive.

The two-year project is centered around seven artists proposals applied to several different e-collections (Wikimedia, Museum for art and history, Werkplaats immaterieel erfgoed,...). Their proposals are collectively developed and presented twice. Each version will be accompanied by a version of a catalog, a workshop and a public discussion. The second version of DiVersions will be presented in De Krook, Gent in spring 2020.

Partners: PACKED, RoSa, UGent, Werkplaats immaterieel erfgoed.

Projects

• Marie Lecrivain, Colm o'Neill: Collection of uncertainties / Collection des incertitudes / Collectie van onzekerheden
• Michael Murtaugh, Nicolas Malevé: Sketchy recognition / Reconnaissance esquissée / Schetsmatige herkenning
• Anais Berck: Wikified Colonial Botany / La Botanique Colonial Wikifiée / Koloniale Wikiplantkunde
• Phil Langley, Mia Melvaer: Material Journeys Through Other Realities / Voyages physiques à travers d'autres realités / Materiële Reizen Door Andere Realiteiten
• Cristina Cochior: The weight of things / Le poids des choses / Het gewicht van dingen
• Zoumana Meïte: A new fire ceremony / Une nouvelle cérémonie du feu / Een nieuwe vuurceremonie
• Z. Blace: Diff3r3ntVversionsArePOSSIBLE?!. / VversionsDiff3r3nt3sSontPOSSIBLES?!. / V3rschill3nd3VversiesZijnMOGELIJK?!.

Collections

• Museum for Art and History (Carmentis)
• Koninklijke Musea voor Schone Kunsten van België
• WikiMedia België
• The Archive and Research Centre for Women’s History
• Werkplaats Immaterieel Erfgoed: immaterieelerfgoed.be
• Mundaneum archiefcentrum

Work in progress

• Publication: index to articles and other contributions
• Notes about scenography and practical set-up
• Notes: Pad index
• Planning and agenda
• Ideas + plans for version 2

Resources

• A growing list of articles and other references
• Gitlab code repositories 2019 + 2020

DiVersions 2016

Documentation of the worksession that was organised with the Museum for Arts and History in 2016.

DiVersions is made possible with financial support from The Flemish Government.