A seminar, in the series MaKS Research Seminars, will be held on Wednesday 15 June at 12:15 in Room 414 MaKS Building.
The Materiality of Documentation: Some Reflections on Lecturing at London's Tate Modern
Dr Marc Kosciejew
According to Niels Windfeld Lund, 'almost in any corner of society, it becomes more and more important to document that you are doing what you are supposed to do, that you have not done anything wrong, and how good you are in doing what you are doing. Sometimes, documentation becomes more important than the very activity or person it is documenting!'
But what is a document? What does it mean 'to document'? What are some of the effects of documentation? One of its main effects is the materialization of information.
Based upon a recent lecture delivered at London's Tate Modern, Dr Marc Kosciejew explores some major themes in documentation science and new materialism. Understanding documentation can help us more fully appreciate its many implications on our lives whilst extending our understandings of materialism.
