Zachtjes (?) op weg om als 1ste zonder sterren te eindigen #tda2026

A special version of Rider Spoke: Here was launched during the symposium, with more local launches to follow. #TDA2026

Esther Polak and Bente van Bourgondiën present the outcomes of their reactivation of AmsterdamREALTIME (2002). And Blast Theory’s Nick Tandavanitj reflects on new ways of engaging with the 2007 work Rider Spoke. #TDA2026

The end of #TDA2026 Day 2 turns to locative art projects, moving from the blockchain dérive of Jan Robert Leegte’s Wanderer, to bringing older works to the present.

A provocation from artist Constant Dullaart (@networked.work): Are we going to rely on tech companies or take control of our own data? Can we occupy the vector without surrendering authorship to it? #TDA2026

Takeaway from Gabriella Giannachi: “Museums and archives need to become AI-ready through collaboration among different disciplines.” #TDA2026

Can AI support the conservation and stewardship of media art? Or help connect and compare video art archives and connections? And how to address biases in the documentation of intangible heritage? #TDA2026

Artist Nestor Siré brings a perspective from Cuba, where local ingenuity grapples with infrastructural limitations, and urges us to approach technology from a local point of view. #TDA2026

Media art collections are often siloed from each other. Our first panel of the day at #TDA2026 highlights projects and initiatives that aim to connect archives collections, and data.

Immersive installations have taken over the cultural sector, presented as highly shareable spectacle. In her keynote during #TDA2026, Amira Gad problematises how digital infrastructures can reproduce existing imbalances to the detriment of critical engagement with art.

LI-MA founder and director Gaby Wijers is kicking off Day 2 of Transformation Digital Art 2026! A look back at 10 editions of LI-MA’s symposium on media art preservation #TDA2026

LI-MA - Living Media Art | Reflections on LI-MA's Connecting Media Art project What do Linked Open Data mean in practice for media art collections (mediakunst)

Day One of #TDA2026 is done – another full day of conversations ahead tomorrow! As a preview, read our latest update on the Connecting Media Art (2025–2026) project before project lead Tjarda de Haan presents it live → li-ma.nl/article/refl...

We end the day with a remote contribution from @jonaslund.com (all the way from Hong Kong) to discuss his work ‘Network Maintenance’. #TDA2026

Despite its significance, the conservation of experimental digital art faces major challenges in Spain. Esther Moñivas Mayor and Paula Fernández Valdés presented SafeARTECH, an innovative project that examines artistic practices mediated by emerging technologies. #TDA2026

Time-based conservator Patricia Falcão introduced EMBARK, a pan-European network connecting researchers, conservators, and technologists to safeguard media art collections for future generations – in which LI-MA also participates. #TDA2026

#TDA2026 is also a space where new ideas can be tested, presented, and developed via peer feedback. Researcher Aga Wielocha presents an emerging accessible repository of preservation processes and practices.

Inge Hinterwaldner and Annet Dekker discuss artistic, museum, curatorial, and civic preservation strategies for net-based artworks. What new forms of categorisation can emerge even in moments of crisis? #TDA2026

Time-based media art conservator at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Flaminia Fortunato and art historian & researcher Chiara Borgonovo ask: If we imagine our practice as a carrier bag, what do we bring in it? #TDA2026

In the face of extractive digital infrastructures and an opaque technoscientific apparatus, Brian Castriota & Helia Marçal (@uclhistoryofart.bsky.social) a propose care as an aspirational political proposition and the potential of refusal as a site of ethics and gesture of resistance. #TDA2026

Next up: Ronny Heiremans (Jubilee) on collective ownership, shared archives, and artistic infrastructures that function as living systems rather than static collections. #TDA2026

A deep dive into net art histories with Tereza Havlíková and Sakrowski (@zfn.bsky.social), focusing on how early internet artworks can be preserved without losing their context.
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Kelani Nichole (@kelani.bsky.social) of @transfergallery.bsky.social at #TDA2026 on decentralised archives and artist-owned preservation. A strong case for new models of care and governance in digital art.

Live from #TDA2026: In her keynote, Sarah Friend (@isthisa.com) reflects on digital (im)permanence, online games as worlds, and the impossible longing to evade death through permanent data storage. A thoughtful start to Day One.

Co-curator and moderator Annet Dekker sets the tone for the day. Today focuses on collaboration, trust, and the future of preserving media art – together with artists, researchers, and conservators sharing their perspectives. #TDA2026

Day One of #TDA2026 has begun. Director Gaby Wijers welcomes us to this special 10th anniversary edition of our annual symposium: “Without care this important part of our cultural heritage will be lost – accessibility is key.”

Sterren komen, sterren gaan. Alleen het oordeel van de GO blijft bestaan
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