Introduksjon til Videokunstarkivet

Seminar: Introduction to Videokunstarkivet with Håvard Oppøyen

This seminar is directed towards artists who want an introduction into the use of the Videokunstarkivet portal for work registration and file uploading. Videokunstarkivet is a reference archive which is dependent on artists uploading and registering information about their own work with the accompanying files. The workshop is led by Håvard Oppøyen from the National Museum’s library and archive department, who is responsible for Videokunstarkivet. Håvard has more than 30 years experience working with the preservation of film and video at the Norwegian Film Institute and the National Library, among others, where he has worked with preservation, restoration and mediation of film.

Videokunstarkivet is a voluntary archive which offers artists the opportunity to save information and files from their artworks in a safe way, so that their works can be securely preserved. Through the workshop, we will, among others, see how information and metadata is connected to work and how to upload files. This gives an introduction to how the archive is structured and how the archive can be used by curators, art historians and researchers.

Since January 2021, Videokunstarkivet has been brought under the wing of the reference archive in the National Museum’s library and archive department. The goal is for it to be a living and up-to-date archive, an overview of video art and all of the related art forms made in Norway from the 1960’s up until the present – and into the future.

https://www.videokunstarkivet.org/