Papers presented at the Electronic Media Group sessions and EMG/Contemporary Art Network joint sessions of the 53rd AIC Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 2025, and the 54th AIC Annual Meeting, Montréal, Canada, 2026.
sasha arden, Managing Editor; Felice Robles, Assistant Editor.
Papers presented at the Electronic Media Group sessions and EMG/Contemporary Art Network joint sessions of the 53rd AIC Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 2025
Electronic Media Group Session
Machine Learning in Art: Tools, Techniques, and Implications for Conservation
Deena Engel
Video Archives for Media Archaelogy: Steina Vasulka and Live A/V Processing in the 90s
Joseph G. Heinen, Jr.
Pay No Attention to that Unit Behind the Curtain: Identification, Assessment, and Documentation of Control Systems
Tom Ensom, Daniella Briceño Villamil
Refining Workflows: Using the Iteration Report as an Advocacy Tool
adrian hernandez, Caroline Gil Rodríguez
More Than Meets the Eye: New Methods for Testing Artwork Iterations
Emma Dickson, Cass Fino-Radin
Learning on the Job with Maintenance Culture: Creating a digital media art preservation Field Guide and trainings for small shops and artists – a 90 minute panel
Elena Cordova, Frances Harrell, and Joseph R. Heinen, Jr.
CAN!/EMG Session
Branching Out: Conservation of Nam June Paik’s Who’s Your Tree at the Indianapolis Museum of Art
Allison Slenker
Collaborative Voices: Preserving Alan Rath’s Electronic Legacy Through Shared Knowledge
Elisse Brautigam
Meet RALPH: The Reliable, Archival, Longterm Preservation Helper
Cass Fino-Radin
Balancing Aesthetics and Functionality: A Continuous Refinement to Care for Design Objects
Shu-Wen Lin, Chantal Willi
Exploring 3D Documentation for Time-Based Media artworks: Case Studies from the Smithsonian Institution
Ana Gabriela Calderon Puente
Teams of Care: Transfer Data Trust and the Case for Networked Artist Studios
Regina Harsanyi, Kelani Nichole