Esther Polak, Bente van Bourgondiën © Alex Heuvink
Reactivating AmsterdamREALTIME entails restoring the 2003 Flash-based interactive animation of the AmsterdamREALTIME project. The restoration will be executed in close collaboration with LI-MA and The Waag futurelab.
To kick off the project, Esther gave, together with designer Bente van Bourgondiën, a presentation on AmsterdamREALTIME at LI-MA’s annual international symposium on the preservation of digital art. This symposium invites national and international participants from diverse backgrounds to explore strategies for conserving digital artworks.
The symposium participants gave excellent feedback to Esther and Bente, which will help them make informed restoration decisions in the coming months.
More information on the Living Media Art blog.
Transformation Digital Art 2025 took place on 20 -21 March 2025 @ Lab111, Amsterdam.
The restoration is kindly supported by AFK, and will be preseted after the summer at Waag Fururelab and the City Archives Amsterdam
Bente working on the animation in 2003
Bente and Aske Hopman in 2003 at The Waag offfices
Esther working on the animation in 2003 at the offices of the Waag Society (Now Waag Futurelab)
References
AmsterdamREALTIME