Conference ‘Doing Experimental Media Archaeology: Practice & Theory’

18 August 2022

dema Events

The conference ‘Doing Experimental Media Archaeology: Practice & Theory’ will take place from 7 to 9 September 2022 in Esch-sur-Alzette and Differdange. The programme includes an inspiring variety of presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and art installations from scholars, museum professionals, artists and more.

7- 9 September 2022

Keynote Speakers

Erkki Huhtamo (University of California, Los Angeles)
Lori Emerson (University of Colorado Boulder)

The conference ‘Doing Experimental Media Archaeology: Practice & Theory’ will take place from 7 to 9 September 2022 in Esch-sur-Alzette and Differdange, organized by C2DH. The conference takes place within the context of the project “Doing Experimental Media Archaeology: Practice & Theory” (DEMA), funded by the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR). The programme includes an inspiring variety of presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and art installations from scholars, museum professionals, artists and more.

Opening Event – Forum Z: ‘Re-do, re-make, re-imagine’

7 September 2022 (18:00h – 20:00h)

Venue: Kulturfabrik, Esch-sur-Alzette
(116 Rue de Luxembourg, 4221 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg)

Dive into the world of Experimental Media Archaeology and the power of object-based re-enactment on the historical imagination!

Experience a mesmerizing magic lantern performance, the optical illusions of theKinora motion picture viewer and the astonishing sound of a giant 3D-printed exponential gramophone horn.

Aleks Kolkowski (DEMA project / independent artist and researcher)
Tim van der Heijden (DEMA project / Open University of the Netherlands)
Karin Bienek & Ludwig Vogl-Bienek (illuminago)

Registration

Free, mandatory registration:
https://www.eventbrite.fr/e/forum-z-re-make-re-do-re-imagine-tickets-379474497437