In a world where film archivists, historians, museums and information scientists research the practice of ARCHIVING, what can a media designer bring to the table?
Archive Tray from Parker Kuncl on Vimeo.
Similar to curated trays of artifacts found in Wunderkammers in the Baroque 16th and 17th centuries, this is my take on a type of tray that when placed on any surface transforms it into a projected display of curated objects from disparate archival collections. Read the rest of this entry »
What do you get when you cross collections and people’s own versions of curiousity cabinets with online social networking tools? Well it looks something like curiositycabi.net which is currently in its early stages as a closed beta to invited users only but hopefully this could turn out to be a handy tool for amateur wunderkammer collections around the world.
