15 & 22 February, 15:00

Guided Visits: VideoDatabase – 1st Carte blanche

Conceived by conservator-restorer Éléonore Bernard, this carte blanche presents a selection of video and media works drawn from VideoDatabase.
The programme foregrounds early and historical video practices, archival footage and restorations to examine technological obsolescence, materiality and the politics of preservation. Through screenings and site-specific media presentations, it reflects on authorship, temporalities and the institutional frameworks that shape how moving-image works are conserved and made accessible.

In French.

Chemin du 23-Août 5,
1205 Genève
Photo Credit: office-studio, Sonia Garcès
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Photo Credit: office-studio, Sonia Garcès

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