Meta-archive

How to archive a body of work that is abundant, messy, relational and non-hierarchical? ‘Process’ is central in Sands’ practice, and to keep honouring that, a part of the ‘Gift Science Archive’ project deals with recording (and archiving) the process of the archiving itself: also known as the meta-archive. This is a term MH came up with, and RR was within the ‘Gift Science Archive’ collaboration happy to take up the role of 'meta-archivist'. The meta-archive materials contain snapshots taken during the 18-month Gift Science Archive performance and archiving activities, combined with diary notes. Another aspect is a series of longer recorded conversations initiated by RR (with Sands, with Sands & Amalia Calderón and with Sands & Robin Wassink-Murray), which aimed to capture ideas about value, structure, and care for an artistic practice, as well as providing plenty of space for sharing references, gossip, and ‘information’ – one of Sands’ main materials. These seven hours of interviews – some in Dutch and some in English – are all in their unedited richness part of the meta-archive, both as audio recordings and transcriptions (translations and transcriptions by Martha Jager). Finally, an e-mail thread between MH, RR and SMW from late 2020 gives space to speak about their collaboration and the process (and their feelings) at that time through the medium of an unedited e-mail correspondence. – RR.

Listings connecting to the typology “Meta-archive” (286)

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Photographer: Megan Hoetger

  • Catalog No.
  • 01275-2019-MaPi-StudioMove-008
  • Title
  • Studio Move
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 32 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 12.12.19. Location: Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, small studio (in main building) and large studio (in manege). Images of Sands Murray-Wassink, Megan Hoetger and Radna Rumping moving studio; from a smaller ‘office-like’ space in the main building of the Rijksakademie, to the larger studio at the manege. Images of paintings, slides, photographs, studio interior, bags to move the materials. Plus a portrait of SMW, MH, RR together.

  • Reflection Notes

Rijksakademie Internal Open Studios – 07.09.20. “The studio is not an easy space.” – Anon. “It’s about dragging everything I’ve made to another country and dumping it there.” – SMW.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01307-2020-MaPi-MeetYourOwnNeeds-004
  • Title
  • Meet Your Own Needs
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 12 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 14.01.20. Rijksakademie, studio manege. Images of various materials that are unpacked in the studio by SMW and MH. Written caption by Sands on a rolled-up painting ‘meet your own needs’. Two images of a diagram MH has made during a brainstorm about the possible structure of the database.

  • Reflection Notes

Rijksakademie Internal Open Studios – 07.09.20. “Depression I use as a motor, cause it never leaves me, so I fuel from it.” – SMW. “It’s depressed, but it’s not grey.” – Anon. “The older bodies are also important.” – Anon.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01286-2019-MaPi-StudioMove-019
  • Title
  • Studio Move
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 32 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 12.12.19. Location: Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, small studio (in main building) and large studio (in manege). Images of Sands Murray-Wassink, Megan Hoetger and Radna Rumping moving studio; from a smaller ‘office-like’ space in the main building of the Rijksakademie, to the larger studio at the manege. Images of paintings, slides, photographs, studio interior, bags to move the materials. Plus a portrait of SMW, MH, RR together.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01318-2020-MaPi-ShabbyChic-003
  • Title
  • Shabby Chic
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 18 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 28.01.20. Location: Rijksakademie, studio manege. Images of SMW and MH unpacking, measuring, photographing and ordering rolled-up painting works. Images of the large print of e-mail from Adrian Piper with archiving tips on the wall.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01265-2019-MaPi-FirstMeeting-005
  • Title
  • First Meeting
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 7 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 05.12.19. Location: Studio Sands, Swammerdamstraat 4E, Amsterdam. Megan Hoetger and Radna Rumping visit the studio of Sands, with Sands. This is the first meeting they have together. Snapshots of the studio as it is, with a painting 'Listen to yourself' on the wall, and shelves that are full with stacks of paper, drawings and cardboard boxes. Images of the perfume collection. Reflection of MH, RR and SMW in the mirror.

  • Reflection Notes

“A first meeting, a mirror. Even when a snapshot is blurry, sometimes you know a moment needs to be captured. The start of a collaboration between SMW, MH, RR, and a friendship. ‘We looked at a booklet of images made with Valie Export (which she doesn’t want to be public). Then we walked to the Rijksakademie. Megan suggested to think of different categories; aside from regular archive categories such as material, date, medium, we can also think of people that the work relates to (Carolee, Adrian, Hannah, Robin etc. etc.)‘ From the meta-archive process diary.” – RR.

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Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01297-2019-MaPi-StudioMove-030
  • Title
  • Studio Move
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 32 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 12.12.19. Location: Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, small studio (in main building) and large studio (in manege). Images of Sands Murray-Wassink, Megan Hoetger and Radna Rumping moving studio; from a smaller ‘office-like’ space in the main building of the Rijksakademie, to the larger studio at the manege. Images of paintings, slides, photographs, studio interior, bags to move the materials. Plus a portrait of SMW, MH, RR together.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01329-2020-MaPi-ShabbyChic-014
  • Title
  • Shabby Chic
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 18 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 28.01.20. Location: Rijksakademie, studio manege. Images of SMW and MH unpacking, measuring, photographing and ordering rolled-up painting works. Images of the large print of e-mail from Adrian Piper with archiving tips on the wall.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01308-2020-MaPi-MeetYourOwnNeeds-005
  • Title
  • Meet Your Own Needs
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 12 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 14.01.20. Rijksakademie, studio manege. Images of various materials that are unpacked in the studio by SMW and MH. Written caption by Sands on a rolled-up painting ‘meet your own needs’. Two images of a diagram MH has made during a brainstorm about the possible structure of the database.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01287-2019-MaPi-StudioMove-020
  • Title
  • Studio Move
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 32 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 12.12.19. Location: Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, small studio (in main building) and large studio (in manege). Images of Sands Murray-Wassink, Megan Hoetger and Radna Rumping moving studio; from a smaller ‘office-like’ space in the main building of the Rijksakademie, to the larger studio at the manege. Images of paintings, slides, photographs, studio interior, bags to move the materials. Plus a portrait of SMW, MH, RR together.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01319-2020-MaPi-ShabbyChic-004
  • Title
  • Shabby Chic
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 18 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 28.01.20. Location: Rijksakademie, studio manege. Images of SMW and MH unpacking, measuring, photographing and ordering rolled-up painting works. Images of the large print of e-mail from Adrian Piper with archiving tips on the wall.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Megan Hoetger

  • Catalog No.
  • 01276-2019-MaPi-StudioMove-009
  • Title
  • Studio Move
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 32 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 12.12.19. Location: Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, small studio (in main building) and large studio (in manege). Images of Sands Murray-Wassink, Megan Hoetger and Radna Rumping moving studio; from a smaller ‘office-like’ space in the main building of the Rijksakademie, to the larger studio at the manege. Images of paintings, slides, photographs, studio interior, bags to move the materials. Plus a portrait of SMW, MH, RR together.

  • Reflection Notes

“Arriving in the new studio, starting with piles on the floor (piles of textile paintings, carrier bags).” – RR.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01266-2019-MaPi-FirstMeeting-006
  • Title
  • First Meeting
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 7 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 05.12.19. Location: Studio Sands, Swammerdamstraat 4E, Amsterdam. Megan Hoetger and Radna Rumping visit the studio of Sands, with Sands. This is the first meeting they have together. Snapshots of the studio as it is, with a painting 'Listen to yourself' on the wall, and shelves that are full with stacks of paper, drawings and cardboard boxes. Images of the perfume collection. Reflection of MH, RR and SMW in the mirror.

  • Reflection Notes

“Process as self.” – SMW. “This image would later become the profile picture of the @gift_science.archive instagram account, with very irregular updates and only a few (trouwe schare) followers.” – RR.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01298-2019-MaPi-StudioMove-031
  • Title
  • Studio Move
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 32 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 12.12.19. Location: Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, small studio (in main building) and large studio (in manege). Images of Sands Murray-Wassink, Megan Hoetger and Radna Rumping moving studio; from a smaller ‘office-like’ space in the main building of the Rijksakademie, to the larger studio at the manege. Images of paintings, slides, photographs, studio interior, bags to move the materials. Plus a portrait of SMW, MH, RR together.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Radna Rumping

  • Catalog No.
  • 01330-2020-MaPi-ShabbyChic-015
  • Title
  • Shabby Chic
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 18 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 28.01.20. Location: Rijksakademie, studio manege. Images of SMW and MH unpacking, measuring, photographing and ordering rolled-up painting works. Images of the large print of e-mail from Adrian Piper with archiving tips on the wall.

  • Reflection Notes

“Shabby chic, slackerism.” – RR.

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Image of Studio object

Photographer: Megan Hoetger

  • Catalog No.
  • 01277-2019-MaPi-StudioMove-010
  • Title
  • Studio Move
  • Dimensions
  • Variable
  • Materials
  • 32 phone snapshots
  • Object Location
  • Digital
  • Technical Notes

Date: 12.12.19. Location: Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten, small studio (in main building) and large studio (in manege). Images of Sands Murray-Wassink, Megan Hoetger and Radna Rumping moving studio; from a smaller ‘office-like’ space in the main building of the Rijksakademie, to the larger studio at the manege. Images of paintings, slides, photographs, studio interior, bags to move the materials. Plus a portrait of SMW, MH, RR together.

  • Reflection Notes

“From here you could see the Rijksakademie gate. In a way this residency building is a gated community. What does it mean to be a ‘guest resident’? And how can a collaborative practice fit within the existing structure? Sands lives close to the Rijksakademie, his actual studio (at home) is a few minutes walking away.” – RR.

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