Media Archaeology Festival

This might find in with recent discussions I've been having with my colleagues about archiving digital media projects. There are obvious hindrances such as out-of-date technology that makes it impossible to display lovingly crafted interactive experiences after a few years. There is also the issue of a perceived need to describe art works and design in words - with artifacts designed to be seen and experienced, a translation into a logocentric mode may result in a loss or distortion of the original vibrance.

The Media Archaeology Festival looks at the evolution of Live Visuals (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Houston, USA, 2009)

http://www.aurorapictureshow.org/

On closer inspection the above is not the issue at the core of the Media festival, however both interesting