Archive as silent witness: A study of Jeprut annual exhibition
Abstract
This research examines the Archival Exhibition: 1st Annual Jeprut Permanen 2014, which showcases documentation and artefacts from the performance art of the Jeprut group in Bandung. This exhibition is interesting to analyze due to its unconventional presentation of archives, resembling contemporary art installations. Though detailed descriptions of the exhibition and analysis based on archival theory, this research aims to examine the status and display format of archives in the exhibition. The method used is descriptive qualitative of archive study. The results show that although the presentation resembles installation work, the exhibited objects still meet the criteria of archives as records of performance events. This exhibition expands the understanding of the form and presentation of archives in contemporary art, demonstrating that archives can function not only as historical documents but also as artistic mediums. The archival exhibition approach successfully makes archive the main object while presenting them in a visually appealing form, showing the potential of archives in the context of art galleries.
Keywords: archival exhibition, performance art, artefacts
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DOI: 10.33751/albion.v7i1.10533
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