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Welcome to The Dynamic Archive

Collaborative work in general and the sharing, copying and further use of modules developed by other members of a network in particular have become practices in communities in the arts, design and academia in recent years. “Open Source” strategies as cultivated in software development have served as a model for these efforts. The main part of the dynamic archive is the iterative implementation of the digital archive itself and the continuous addition of components (as notations, software, technical specifications, patterns, scores, tools, rules, texts, principles) to the archive. The archive allows for the copying and modification of already archived components. In the context of the Dynamic Archive these modified copies are referred to as *versions*.

FAQ

  • What is The Dynamic Archive collecting?

    Willy Sengewald
    Submitted by willy on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 18:28
    FAQ

    The Dynamic Archive collects working methods, processes and notations from artists and designers, in order to make these resources available online for others to use and further develop.

  • Who can contribute to the archive and how?

    Willy Sengewald
    Submitted by willy on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 18:28
    FAQ

    The Dynamic Archive team invites artists and designers on regular bases to create components and versions of components in the archive. Most of the components come from the students, professors, lecturers as well as alumni form The University of the Arts Bremen.

  • What is a component?

    Willy Sengewald
    Submitted by willy on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 18:29
    FAQ

    A component, in the context of TDA, is a working method, process or notation. It implies we are looking for a certain part of your work or process rather than a documentation of the work.

  • Is there a physical archive or is it only online?

    Willy Sengewald
    Submitted by willy on Mon, 04/20/2020 - 18:30
    FAQ

    The components in the archive are available only online. We do present, perform and exhibit them in the Version Room or The Dynamic Archive 2 which is a program that takes place in the exhibition space Circa 106 where “The Dynamic Archive” presents its components and versions.