The seminar, held by the Fondazione Giorgio Cini ARCHiVe Centre and the Italgas Heritage Lab, stems from the desire to promote a wide-ranging exchange on potential new approaches to the issues of digitalising company archives. The day will include talks by professors from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, the director of the College of Humanities of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), representatives of Italian Ministry of Culture, the ICAR (Central Archive Institute) and PARER (Archive Hub of Emilia Romagna), with a focus on the case studies of the historical archives of Intesa San Paolo, the Emilia Romagna Region and the Heritage Lab of Italgas: the new centre that deals with the digitalisation and enhancement of the archives of the historic Turin-based company.
Istituto: Digital Centre ARCHiVe
ARCHiPub 01/004
Interdisciplinary series edited by the Digital Centre – ARCHiVe of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, dedicated to contemporary research in the Digital Humanities.
Alessandro Codello’s contribution introduces “Long Data” as a novel approach to unlocking the cultural heritage within historical archives. This concept contrasts with Big Data by focusing on the deep historical context found in meticulously preserved archives, revealing insights into cultural heritage. Utilizing new Artificial Intelligence technologies in harmony with traditional archival methods, Long Data aims to analyze, transcribe, and model historical data on an unprecedented scale. This approach promises a more comprehensive understanding of history, enhancing studies on societal and cultural evolution. A key example of Long Data’s application is the Venice State Archive (ASVe), which holds over a millennium’s worth of documents. The initiative seeks multidisciplinary collaboration to make accessible this vast archive, thereby safeguarding its cultural heritage and preparing the ground for a revolution in historical research.
ARCHiPub 01/003
Interdisciplinary series edited by the Digital Centre – ARCHiVe of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, dedicated to contemporary research in the Digital Humanities.
E se Venezia affonda: uno studio di caso sulla pedagogia dei materiali usando l’apprendimento basato su luogo e problema su “Una Serenissima sostenibile ” di Bryan BAnd If Venice is Sinking: A Case Study of Material Pedagogy Using Place- and Problem-Based Learning on ‘A Sustainable Serenissima‘ by Bryan Brazeau, Head of Liberal Arts at the University of Warwick. A Sustainable Serenissima was first taught as an experimental transdisciplinary pilot module in AY 2018-2019. The module’s learning objectives include critical analysis of local sustainable solutions, analysis of future implementation plans, and consideration of the scalability and adaptability of the problem of Venetian sustainability to other global challenges.
ARCHiPub 01/002
Interdisciplinary series edited by the Digital Centre – ARCHiVe of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, dedicated to contemporary research in the Digital Humanities.
Full Professor of Physics at Ca’ Foscari, and a LIMS Fellow, Guido Caldarelli illustrates how science and beauty are often thought of as being distinct and separate fields, with science concerned with understanding the underlying mathematical mechanisms of the natural world and beauty typically considered a subjective experience.
ARCHiPub 01/001
Interdisciplinary series edited by the Digital Centre – ARCHiVe of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, dedicated to contemporary research in the Digital Humanities.
In the first contribution to this new publishing series, Chiara Casarin pays homage to the illustrious research precedents, conditions, needs and urgencies that led to the birth of ARCHiPub. On Cultural and Digital Matters as part of ARCHiVe at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini.
ARCHiPub. On Cultural and Digital Matters
Interdisciplinary series edited by the Digital Centre – ARCHiVe of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini, dedicated to contemporary research in the Digital Humanities.
ARCHiPub explores topics related to archival studies, digitisation, and the enhancement of cultural heritage, with a particular focus on digital preservation practices and projects. The series gathers contributions from authors across various academic fields, both national and international, fostering dialogue between disciplines and the in-depth exploration of innovative case studies.
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ARCHiPub. Venice: The Issue of Sustainability 01/001
ARCHiPub. On Science and Beauty 01/002
ARCHiPub. And If Venice is Sinking 01/003
ARCHiPub. Venice Long Data 01/004
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ARCHiVe Online Academy 2022
Fondazione Giorgio Cini, in the context of the activities of the ARCHiVe Centre (Analysis and Recording of Cultural Heritage in Venice), presents ARCHiVe Online Academy, a training programme dedicated to the digitalization of cultural heritage and the Digital Humanities. For the 2022/23 edition the appointments will be both online (Zoom platform) and on site (Island of San Giorgio Maggiore). The meetings, divided into courses and talks, are aimed at anyone wishing to deepen their skills in the field of digital conservation and enhancement of cultural heritage. To participate in courses or single talks, registration is required.
For Ca’ Foscari students, it will be possible to receive up to a maximum of 6 CFU. Email to: segnalazioni.did@unive.it
For Iuav University of Venice students, email to: dacunto@iuav.it
Course: Sullo ‘stile’ digitale
Curated by Master Digital Exhibit of Iuav University of Venice
6.10.2022
Navigating art archives
Matteo Cellini (CamerAnebbia, Milano)
11.10.2022
Dall’Arte classica all’Arte digitale. Nuove forme di narrazione
Rino Stefano Tagliafierro (Karmachina, Milano)
13.10.2022
New tools, new ideas. Interactivity between the digital and the physical
Klaus Obermaier (artist)
18.10.2022
Digital exhibit. Dispositivi multimediali e interattivi per il patrimonio culturale
Cristina Barbiani (Iuav University of Venice)
Course: Giacomo Verde (1956-2020). Dall’archivio del tecnoartista al libro, alla mostra al film
Curated by Anna Maria Monteverdi
9.11.2022
L’archivio di un artivista. Giacomo Verde (1956-2020)
Anna Maria Monteverdi (Università Statale, Milano), Tommaso Verde (Dramatic Iceberg)
L’incontro avverrà in diretta dal Museo CAMeC, La Spezia, in occasione della mostra Liberare Arte da Artisti al CAMeC
16.11.2022
Attraversamenti: le ultrascene di Giacomo Verde
Flavia Dalila D’Amico (Università di Roma La Sapienza)
23.11.2022
Giacomo Verde: il teleracconto e i suoi doppi. La reinvenzione di una tecnica videoteatrale per bambini.
Vincenzo Sansone (Università Statale, Milano)
30.11.2022
Dall’archivio al film
Raffaella Rivi
Talk: 12.12.2022
Quayola (artist)
Talk, 8.11.2022
Materializing the past. Original artworks based on ancient designs
Elena Merino Gómez (Universidad de Valladolid)
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Fernando Moral Andrés (Universidad Nebrija, Madrid)
Talk, 25.10.2022
Gregory Vandamme (Fellow Fondazione Giorgio Cini)
Talk, 7.10.2022
Art as a Method of Experimental Preservation
Jorge Otero-Pailos (Columbia University, New York)
Talk, 29.9.2022
Sulla creatività digitale: La Maschera del Tempo
Ennio Bianco, Mattia Casalegno, Martux_m
Talk, 28.6.2022
Guido Caldarelli, Alessandro Codello
Talk, 23.6.2022
Formazione digitale, creatività e comunicazione museale. Le nuove professioni per i beni culturali
Cristina Barbiani (Iuav University of Venice)
Talk, 14.6.2022
Carlos Bayod Lucini (Factum Foundation)
For previous editions of ARCHiVe Online Academy visit YouTube channel of Fondazione Giorgio Cini
ARCHiVe Online Academy | Handling, digitization and publication of books and documentary assets
ARCHiVe Online Academy presents
Handling, digitization and publication of books and documentary assets
2021 December 1, 3, 16, 17, 20 – 5 classes of 2 hours each, from 4.30 to 6.30 PM
The last thematic area of AOA – ARCHiVe Online Academy 2021 is dedicated to book and documentary assets, with a view to their proper manipulation both in the case of exhibition set-ups as well as during activities related to the digitization of assets.
The course will be held in Italian and will have free access. Lessons will be broadcast live on Zoom platform but can also be followed on the Youtube channel of the Foundation, through a reserved link: in both cases, registration is required (see form below).
Speakers:
Giulia Barbero – Cultural heritage restorer: book and archival heritage, paper artefacts and photographic material
Miriam Rampazzo – Cultural heritage restorer: book and archival heritage, paper artefacts and photographic material
Gaia Petrella – Cultural heritage restorer: book and archival heritage and paper artefacts
Fiammetta Sabba – Associate Professor of Bibliography and Librarianship at Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna; President of Master in Library and Archive Science
Anna Busa – Professor at Department of Cultural Heritage at Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna
Alberto Campagnolo – Postdoctoral research fellow, Université catholique de Louvain (Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium)
Detailed programme:
Manipulation of documents and books documents for digitization and exhibition
The two classes will address the main issues related to the correct handling in an exhibition set-ups and throughout the digitization phase, with examples from recent experiences in the field.
- – 1 December
Handling for exhibiting: Giulia Barbero, Miriam Rampazzo
Will intervene Alessandro Martoni, art historian, scientific manager of art collections of Fondazione Giorgio Cini.
- – 3 December
Handling for digitizing: Giulia Barbero, Miriam Rampazzo, Gaia Petrella
Digital Libraries’ evolution and the application of IIIF protocol
By analyzing the peculiarities, the problems and opportunities of Digital Libraries will be given emphasis to different digitization projects based on the IIIF protocol (International Image Interoperability Framework).
- – 16 December
The evolution of the Digital Library: Fiammetta Sabba
- – 17 December
Field experiences and reflections on the aspects of communication: Anna Busa
Transmediation of the materiality of the book into the digital
- – 20 December
The lesson will analyze several examples of digital reproductions; the focus will be on innovative technologies capable of giving back the physical and material aspects of the volumes, supporting remote codicological observations: Alberto Campagnolo.
Registration is closed.
ARCHiVe Online Academy | Digital copyright between art, market and society
2021 October 7, 8, 19, 22 – 4 online classes of 2 hours each, from 4.30 to 6.30 PM
The second thematic area of AOA – ARCHiVe Online Academy 2021 is dedicated to copyright and images rights, but also to new digital technologies for cultural heritage in this context.
Lessons will be held in Italian and registration is compulsory.
Speakers:
Roberto Caso – associate professor at Università di Trento, comparative law professor and president of AISA (Associazione Italiana per la promozione della Scienza Aperta)
Ennio Bianco – art critic and curator, expert in Artificial Intelligence Art
Domenico Quaranta – art critic, curator, professor of Interactive Systems at Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara
Detailed programme:
Copyright in the digital era between market and society: updates on European copyright law (Roberto Caso)
October 7
- – general introduction on copyright laws in the context of cultural heritage; the lesson will also focus on the problems faced by cultural institutions for the access and reproduction of their heritage.
October 8
- – focus on the latest updates on European copyright law.
Artificial intelligence: newest frontier in creativity (Ennio Bianco)
October 19
- – algorithms, Machine Learning, Deep Learning and Neural Network;
- – creative process in AI Art. GAN and No-Code Tools for creativity;
- – “Can machines be really creative?”: CAN algorithm (Creative Adversarial Network);
- – GPT-3 model (Generative Pre-Trained Transformer 3), CLIP and DALL-E: from captions to images.
Copyright and Blockchain: present and future of NFT in contemporary art (Domenico Quaranta)
October 22
- – focus on how the market of NFT (Non Fungible Token) opened the debate on blockchain changing the global economy, contemporary art and art market.
For more information send an e-mail to: info.aoa@cini.it
Please register here:
Recording the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore – online presentation
September 27th – 2 hours online presentation from 4.30 to 6.30 pm
Participating in the celebrations for the 70th birthday of Fondazione Giorgio Cini, on September 27th Adam Lowe and Frédéric Kaplan will present the methods and technologies in use for the monitoring and recording of the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore.
This presentation would explain the 3D recording methods and the data processing actions to the audience in the context of ARCHiVe Online Academy 2021 programme, introducing the possibilities offered by these innovative techniques. The topic of 3D recording systems will be deepened in October and November during a course held by Factum Foundation.
The presentation will be held in English.
YouTube link to the recording of the event: https://youtu.be/48QSue_JEUk
The project
From 6th to 17th July 2020, a team from Factum Foundation spent twelve days in Venice recording the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore. This ground-breaking ARCHiVe project, linked with EPFL’s DHLab/Venice Time Machine, involved the collaboration of Factum Foundation, the Fondazione Giorgio Cini and École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL).
The aim was to demonstrate that technologies such as aerial and ground-based photogrammetry and LiDAR recording could eventually be used to record the whole of Venice at millimetric and sub millimetric accuracy.
After the acqua alta in November 2019 reached the highest recorded level in fifty years, ARCHiVe’s aim was to efficiently and effectively record the island and its nearby waters to aid the preservation of Venice’s fragile cultural and natural heritage.
During July 2020, Factum’s team worked alongside three graduates from EPFL sharing information and comparing results. The selected focused areas for recording include:
– Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore
– Longhena Staircase and Refectory
– Library and Presidential Rooms
– Cloisters, Borges Labyrinth and Gardens
Developments
In 2021, the company Divirod joined the partner institutions, to focus on the monitorisation of the Island’s environment. Divirod, a US company based in Boulder, Colorado and founded by Javier Marti, have developed a radar sensor that uses satellites and locally recorded data to generate accurate hydrological models. In this case, a model of the tidal trends and movement of the water that surrounds the Island of San Giorgio, producing data accessible in real time on desktop computers and mobile devices.
Speakers:
Renata Codello, Secretary General of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini
Adam Lowe, founder of Factum Foundation for Digital Technology in Preservation
Frédéric Kaplan, chair of Digital Humanities Laboratory of École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Additional information:
Video of the first processing of the (unfinished) 3D model of the Longhena Staircase:
3D model of the bust of Ezra Pound by Henri Gaudier-Brezka (authorized copy by Isamu
Noguchi), one of the contemporary sculptures in the Fondazione Giorgio Cini courtyards:
