Led by art historian Ellef Prestsæter, and working with US artist Sean Snyder, Guttormsgaards Arkiv is depositing a special digital art collection. Sean Snyder is a progressive modern artist, focussed on digital art and preservation. The collection will be exhibited at the Longyearbyen Library, prior to the deposit. For the artist, the depositing of data plays a crucial and integral role in his current exhibition project.
Amundsen Sports
The deposit includes high-quality digital copies of the film, capturing the achievements, conditions, and enduring spirit of Amundsen and his team.
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Wislawa Szymborska Foundation
The works of Polish Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska, deposited by the Wisława Szymborska Foundation and preserved in the Arctic World Archive.
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Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
The Archaeological Survey of India photographed and 3D scanned the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and preserved the data in the Arctic World Archive.
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