A comparative and practice-based study on the transformative effects at play in the digital and hybrid exhibition of a body of non-digital native artworks (some artworks by artist Nam June Paik serving as a mean of understanding).
Research project (2025) with Patrick Keller, François Bovier, Erika Marthins
This research project builds on a previous study that produced a prototype of a hybrid exhibition (physical and digital) featuring electronic artworks by Nam June Paik.
The project undertakes a comparative analysis of this prototype and its online exhibition format for a selection of the artist’s digitized works. It also examines the informal and fragmented online circulation of this corpus (e.g., fragments, low-quality copies, 3D scans) and its effects on the public reception of the artworks.
The development of a new digital exhibition based on an adapted corpus promotes further learning and enables the open-access publication and dissemination of results, beyond academic audiences.
In parallel, a critical taxonomy derived from a survey of past and current digital exhibitions (1993–present) provides a comparative framework for understanding forms, content, digitization processes, and modes of reception.
Together, these insights equip curators, digital exhibition designers, and art historians with a critical understanding of the challenges of transposing exhibitions into networked digital environments.
Patrick Keller
François Bovier
Christian Babski
Erika Marthins
Lívía Nolasco-Roszás
Mathilde Coué
01.02.2024–31.01.2028
Swiss National Science Foundation
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