Analysis · 1950
The Silence of the Image in Night and Fog
An analysis of how visual stillness and Jean Cayrol's poetic text redefined Holocaust memory in 1955 documentary cinema.
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Analysis · NOW
The value of the domestic in collective memory
Explores how museum institutions are redefining heritage by incorporating everyday objects and testimonies, shifting the focus from major milestones to the lived experience of communities.
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History · 1970
Two machines, one start: the Color TV-Game split
Beyond the myth of a single first console, analysis of the Color TV-Game line reveals a dual 1977 strategy that defined the Japanese market before global expansion.
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Analysis · NOW
Reading the interior: documentation as an interpretive tool
Beyond aesthetics, conservation plans and standardized records allow reconstructing the social function of domestic spaces through risk analysis and cultural context.
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Analysis · 2000
The invisible archive supporting software memory
Digital preservation goes beyond copying executable files. It requires documenting the technical and cultural context that defined usability, preventing old code from becoming an inert artifact without historical meaning.
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Analysis · 2000
Preserving films is not enough: archives also need context and access
Film preservation brings together two distinct tasks: conserving the materials and keeping films accessible within their social context. Digitization can widen access, but it does not replace physical conservation or, by itself, solve questions of continuity and cultural meaning.
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Analysis · 1970
Vinyl physics and the construction of sound taste in the seventies
Beyond hit lists, the materiality of the vinyl record and radio defined a listening structure that conditioned musical production and cultural identity of the decade.
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History · 1980
Simonyi, Brodie, and the Xerox legacy in the first Word
The development of Microsoft Word 1.0 in 1983 relied on the Xerox experience of Charles Simonyi and Richard Brodie, establishing a WYSIWYG standard for the IBM PC.
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Analysis · NOW
The weight of the pixel: what is lost when retro heritage is digitized
Digitization offers access but does not replace physical experience. We analyze the limitations of 3D models in conserving cultural objects and the ethical dilemma of prioritizing the copy over the original.
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History · 1970
The decade that moved video games out of the lab
Between academic simulations and arcade machines, the 1970s defined the transition of video games into a mass cultural phenomenon.
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Analysis · NOW
The domestic archive: documentation as the foundation of museum reconstruction
Explores how record standardization and risk analysis transform everyday objects into historical documents, allowing museums to interpret domestic life beyond mere physical preservation.
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Analysis · NOW
Clothing as Archive: Beyond the Garment
Analyzes how fashion archives transform clothing into material culture, questioning the narratives that determine which garments are preserved and how they are displayed.
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