on archiving in the open as an artistic practice

prompting questions:

• what are creative approaches to archiving?
• can archiving be a creative endeavor? if so, how?
• am I really just documenting the works I've collected over the years online and trying to pass it off as a "creative" project to feed my nagging personal need to feel creative?
• how can these features (https://www.art-record.com/#tools ) mentioned be explored?

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12.26.2020: mentioned the idea to Sara and Mason on Slack

Actually glad I got an instagram ad for once, bc it looks like there's a company who does what I want to do in a more thorough manner for working artists, galleries, and larger arts orgs:

Art Record

Art Record builds web-based archiving systems. We offer out-of-the-box solutions for artists and galleries. We also work with estates, foundations, private collections and independent organisations on custom digital projects. In addition to inventory organization, our tools fulfill comprehensive needs: storage for images, video, and over 80 other file formats, customizable sharing links, custom PDFs, exhibition and press archives, contact and sales management, and more.

www.art-record.com

We are concerned with the ways in which archives can be used and visualized

this reminds me of this company that specializes in archiving digital works:

Small Data

We safeguard the permanence and integrity of the world's artistic record by supporting and empowering people.

smalldata.industries

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my project idea:

my art collection - Are.na

a visual archive of all my small but growing art collection with pertinent data about each piece

www.are.na

• my art collection digital gallery
• create a virtual gallery graphic in figma that is linked to my are.na board so people can learn more about the pieces comprising my art collection