July 16, 2011
GCOE Seminar Special Edition
As a special edition of the GCOE Seminar, we will hold a special lecture by Mr. Kageyama Kōichi on Suzaku campus.
“The History of the Digital Archive: Transitions and Future”
Lecturer: Mr. Kageyama Kōichi
| Time: | Sat., 2011/07/16 13:30-15:30 |
| Place: | Suzaku Campus, 6th Floor, 601 Tozai Meeting Room * Please note: this is different from the usual time and place for the GCOE seminar. |
| Sponsors: | Global COE (Ritsumeikan University) “Japanese Culture Digital Humanities Hub,” Japan Art Documentation Society Kansai District Affiliate |
| Participation fee: | Free (No reservation required) |
* On the same day in the morning, a research meeting on the DM Project for Regional Traditional Culture will be held. The following lecture may be freely attended.
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For the abstracts…
Abstracts
“Digital Archives” is a Japanese-English term that was coined by Tokyo University Professor Emeritus Tsukio Yoshio in 1994, based on the image of the ancient Library of Alexandria. It spread across the country thanks to the Japan Digital Archives Association chaired by Hirayama Ikuo, a Japanese painter who at the time was active with the Cultural Heritage Red Cross. The concept of digital archives in recent years has proliferated into “archives” that save personal files on personal computers, “digital archives” that indicate a digital image browsing system for original materials from the National Archives of Japan, and “NHK Archives” for television programs. While looking back again at questions of what the digital archive is, as well as items related both the origins of digital archives and current digital archives, we will think about the essence of the digital archive and predict a future path for the preservation and use of digital materials.
Lecturer Profile
Art planner. Researcher in art information and digital archives. Born in Tokyo in 1961. Graduated in 1984 from Komazawa University Faculty of Business, Department of Business Administration. Afterwards worked for a PR company, and in 1989 founded Novlika, Art Produce Company (K.K.). As exhibition planner planned exhibitions such as the CG exhibition “3D BRAIN CIRCUS” (Yokohama Landmark Tower Gallery, 1994, Mitsubishi-Jisho Artium, 1995) and the photography exhibition “From the Horizon: To 21st Century Travellers” (O Art Museum and other locations, 1997). In 1999 obtained curator qualification from Tamagawa University Faculty of Letters, and from 2000 began freelance activities focused around the keywords “Digital Archives.” Oversaw the “Digital Archive White Paper” survey/edited review (Japan Digital Archives Association, 2001, 2003-2005) and the Web art magazine artscape, and there he is currently serializing “The Pursuit of Beauty in Digital Archives and Art Archives: How to Look at Paintings” (Dai Nippon Insatsu, 2002-).
