Eavatea at Transformation Digital Art 2026

Ronny Heiremans presents Eavatea at LI-MA’s 10th anniversary international symposium on the preservation of digital art, at LI-MA Amsterdam
26/03/2026

Living Media Art proudly presents the 10th edition of Transformation Digital Art (TDA), the annual international symposium dedicated to the preservation of digital art. This two-day event, hosted at LI-MA in Amsterdam, brings together artists, scholars, institutions, and students to exchange knowledge and explore new approaches to caring for digital art, ensuring its continued accessibility and relevance in an ever-evolving digital landscape.

Panel: Collaborative preservation in technical environments

26 March 2026, 11:00 – 12:30

This panel explores how trust, care, and collective responsibility are reshaping the preservation of digital art. As digital sustainability moves beyond purely technical or institutional solutions, questions emerge around who takes care of digital artworks, how that care is organized, and what role communities, decentralized networks, and emerging technologies like blockchain can play. The speakers approach these questions from different scales and practices: Kelani Nichole introduces TRANSFER Data Trust as a model for trust-based stewardship; Tereza Havlíková and Sakrowski discuss Zentrum für Netzkunst and its aim for long-term care for net art; and Ronny Heiremans presents the project Eavatea, that stimulates collective ownership and preservation. Together, their contributions invite us to rethink preservation as a shared, evolving practice—one grounded in trust, agency, and collaboration.

Kelani Nichole (founder TRANSFER): TRANSFER Data Trust
Tereza Havlíková (art historian/curator, Zentrum für Netzkunst/Ruhr-Universität Bochum) and Sakrowski (Curator, Zentrum für Netzkunst, Berlin): Zentrum für Netzkunst – Inserting Net Art
Ronny Heiremans (artist, Jubilee): Eavatea, Archipelagos of Artistic Practices

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