Oproep van LI-MA: 'un urgent appeal to support media art'

Not-for-profit foundation LI-MA asks for your support to continue its groundbreaking work:

'Until now, LI-MA has annually invested in its infrastructure and tasks by securing project funding. Unfortunately, although the plan for the upcoming four years was positively evaluated, LI-MA was not granted the necessary structural funding to continue its essential activities.

Rapid technological advancements threaten the future presentation of digital art, endangering our memory of media art and a crucial part of our cultural history. Without proper care and customisation, digital art cannot be shown in the future. Stored on formats such as optical, floppy, or zip disks, as well as outdated hardware, these artworks are increasingly at risk of irreversible deterioration and complete loss due to obsolescence.

Without well-organised knowledge transfer, this part of our digital artistic heritage will soon be lost. It will no longer be available for public display, artists will be unable to build on the work of their predecessors, and it will become inaccessible for educational, artistic, and scientific research purposes.

While other countries tackle these challenges independently, the Netherlands has successfully pooled limited resources to develop and share a comprehensive network, infrastructure, and knowledge base. This collaborative approach enables both large and small institutions to address the complexities of digital art and evolving technologies, which would be nearly impossible for most museums, collectors, and institutions to manage alone in these rapidly changing times.

How can you help?

Let us know why you think LI-MA is important for the distribution, management and preservation of digital art in the Netherlands and beyond. Please send us a short and powerful quote expressing your support. Send your quote before 23 August 2024 to press@li-ma.nl and/or use #supportlima on social media and tag us. With these quotes, we will inspire others in our campaign.
If you want to make another contribution, please contact us via support@li-ma.nl. '

For more information about this appeal, visit the site of LI-MA