INCCA Talk : The Preservation of Toshio Iwai’s Time Stratum series.

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Join us for an INCCA Talk on 2nd April 2026 9am BST focusing on the preservation of Toshio Iwai’s Time Stratum series.

INCCA is pleased to invite you to an upcoming INCCA Talk on 2nd April 2026 9am BST, where doctoral student Manon Abt, will moderate a talk on the preservation of Toshio Iwai’s Time Stratum series. The restoration of Toshio Iwai’s Time Stratum series brings into focus the challenges of exhibiting and potentially acquiring early computer-based art. Created between 1985 and 1990, these video- and computer-based installations are the subject of an artist-driven restoration project initiated in 2023. The talk brings together the Japanese team involved in the project, including Toshio Iwai, curator Hiroko Kimura-Myokam, conservator Tabei Katsuhiko, and web designer Shunya Hagiwara. The discussion will present the Time Stratum series as a case study to examine the strategies developed in response to exhibition requirements and institutional acquisition frameworks. Situating the project within the context of Iwai’s ongoing archive and research initiatives and the renewed institutional attention to his work in Japan, the discussion will address broader questions relevant to media art conservation. These include technological authenticity, long-term preservation approaches, the role of artist intent, and the tensions between exhibition viability and museum acquisition policies. The session will conclude with a moderated discussion and audience questions.

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