2018 Cultural Programme
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MAGNA ŻMIEN - THE MAGNIFICENT MEMORIES MACHINE Ongoing Various Localities in Malta & Gozo
c. Andrew Alamango
Magna Żmien is a time travelling memory machine, for the regional collection of sound and vision memory artefacts, which may exist in personal and family collections in Malta and Gozo. The project presents a unique opportunity to collect, digitise and preserve local memories and oral histories that may have been documented in recent decades on records, audio tape, cassette and film and that would otherwise be lost, due to their obsolete formats and rapid disintegration. The digitised material on these analogue artefacts contributes to the development of a popular narrative, providing content for research purposes and artistic intervention to feed a parallel calendar of events throughout our European Capital of Culture year. Magna Żmien proposes a model for access to archival content while evoking thought on collective memory and the use and relevance of archival content. Created by // Maħluq minn: Andrew Alamango Organised by // Organizzat minn: Andrew Alamango, Nicole Blackman, Sarah Mallia, Valletta 2018
MAGNA ŻMIEN - THE MAGNIFICENT MEMORIES MACHINE Kontinwu F’Bosta Siti Madwar Malta u Għawdex
Il-proġett Magna Żmien huwa magna tal-ħin li timraħ fil-memorji biex tiġbor artefatti tal-memorja ta’ ħsejjes u ta’ viżjonijiet mir-reġjuni, li jistgħu jeżistu f’ġabriet personali u familjali f’Malta u f’Għawdex. Magna Żmien jippreżenta opportunità unika biex jiġu miġbura, iddiġitizzati u ppreżervati memorji lokali u stejjer mitkellma li f’dawn l-aħħar deċennji setgħu ġew iddokumentati f’rekords, tejps awdjo, kasetts u filmati u li nkella jaf jispiċċaw jintilfu, minħabba l-formati antikissmi u r-ritmu mgħaġġel
tat-tħassir tal-kontenut. Il-materjal iddiġitizzat fuq dawn l-artefatti analoġiki jagħti kontribut fl-iżvilupp ta’ narrattiva popolari, li tipprovdi kontenut għal finijiet ta’ riċerka u ta’ interventi artistiċi, sabiex b’hekk jinħoloq kalendarju parallel ta’ avvenimenti tul is-sena tagħna tal-Kapitali Ewropea tal-Kultura. Magna Żmien jipproponi mudell ta’ aċċess għall-kontenut arkivjali filwaqt li jqanqal il-ħsieb dwar il-memorja kollettiva u dwar l-użu u r-rilevanza tal-kontenut arkivjali.