Contemporary
Celluloid and Pixel: The Duality in Film Preservation
We explore how film institutions balance the material integrity of physical copies with digital accessibility, a hybrid model that redefines the survival of audiovisual heritage.
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1990s
The physical weight of narrative in stop motion animation
An analysis of how material intervention and technological evolution defined the identity of stop motion, from its origins in silent cinema to its consolidation as a cinematic language.
1970s
Refrigerators and Gas Stoves in Argentina’s Changing Domestic Life, 1920–1970
Fernando Rocchi’s study of electric refrigerators and gas stoves shows how durable goods can illuminate shifts in food practices, household organization, and material life—without implying that every Argentine home experienced them in the same way.
2000s
Beyond the pixel: forgotten materiality in archival photography
The digitization of photographic collections like those at the Mexico City Museum reveals that an image's value lies in its physical support and historical context, not just its digital reproduction.
Contemporary
Preserving the object is not enough: documenting ephemeral and digital art
Contemporary conservation combines the care of physical works with contextual documentation. The examples available show both the value of digital models and the limits of what they can preserve.
Contemporary
Technical memory and design: the role of archives in retro reinterpretation
Explores how museum documentation and digital conservation provide the context needed to distinguish imitation from critical transformation in contemporary objects.
Contemporary
Beyond the object: digitalization as a memory layer
Digital technology does not replace physical conservation but adds contextual information and interactive accessibility to technological heritage, expanding its reach beyond the physical museum space.
2000s
From Film Negative to Digital File in Product Photography
The shift from film to digital files changed how commercial images circulate. Available evidence shows the difference in launch preparations, while leaving much of the technical history of that transition undocumented.
1960s
Electric Cold: The Refrigerator Dispute in Argentina
Analyzes how the electric refrigerator shifted from a marketing object to a household standard in Argentina, assessing the limitations of sources on daily life.
1980s
Famicom’s difficult first year and the system that preceded the NES
Launched in Japan in 1983, the Nintendo Family Computer became the basis for the later NES. Its reported reliability and software problems make its early history a reminder that a lasting platform can begin with a troubled launch.
1970s
Beyond the Fridge: Consumption History in Argentina
An analysis of Fernando Rocchi's research on durable goods in Argentina (1920-1970) explores how refrigerators and gas stoves transformed material life, avoiding simplistic progress narratives.
Contemporary
Beyond the object: the digital layer in conservation
Digitization does not replace physical heritage but adds an information layer requiring continuous maintenance, redefining cultural access.
