care – Performance: Conservation, Materiality, Knowledge

October 22, 2024November 9, 2024

Coalescing Practices in Conservation and Performance, by Nicole Savoy

Once again, we invited Nicole Savoy, an alumna of the Hochschule der Künste Bern, Conservation of Modern Materials and Media, to report on our research festival. Nicole offers a conservator’s perspective on the performance conservation methods explored during the event, both traditional and radical. See also Nicole's previous reports on our third and second colloquium as well as her earlier review of our conversation with Claire Bishop.

October 2, 2024

Conserving Performance by Performing Networks of Care, by Friederike Schäfer

Art historian and postdoctoral researcher Friederike Schäfer reflects on the fifth day of our research festival and exhibition, Conserving Performance, Performing Conservation (September 14–29, 2024). This event invited discussions among artists, activists, conservators, and cultural workers across sectors, with the thematic focus "Collecting and Preserving as an Act of Care."

September 17, 2024September 30, 2024

Caring for the Living: The Conservation of Performance Art

Emilie Magnin, a member of our research project and doctoral student at the University of Bern and Bern Academy of the Arts, has published an article that provides valuable insights into recent approaches to performance conservation. Below is an excerpt from the article, which is fully available as Open Access here.