1. A place or collection containing records, documents, or other materials of historical interest. Often used in the plural: old land deeds in the municipal archives.
2. Computer Science
a. A long-term storage area, often on magnetic tape, for backup copies of files or for files that are no longer in active use.
b. A file containing one or more files in compressed format for more efficient storage and transfer.
3. A repository for stored memories or information: the archive of the mind.
ar·chived, ar·chiv·ing, ar·chives
1. To place or store in an archive.
2. Computer Science To copy or compress (a file) into an archive." - Farlex (2013) The free dictionary. Retrieved from: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/archive
Examples of Archives-
- Museums
- Libraries
- Online i.e. Social netwroking sites are archives of our everyday lives. News websites with archives of past news reports.
- Local History Archives
- Special Collection Archives
- Film and Photography archives
- Textile archives i.e. Trend Hub in Library/ Lee Mills archives (Knitwear).
- Sketchbooks/ Research Journals- archives of information/ drawings.
- Local Library
- University Library
- Kirklees Image Archive
- The Tolson Museum-Archives the history of Huddersfield. Archive of Taxidermy.
- Textile archives i.e. Trend Hub in Library.
As a practitioner I have built up an archive of all my work from when I was doing my A-levels, to College, to University work. Over the years I have developed skills, researched and documented these findings within sketchbooks, loose sheets, final collections etc. so I myself have an archive as a practitioner. This archive of work allows me to have a reference for future studies, either continuing a project from a previous year by referring back tot his work or just looking back at it for inspiration, artist reference etc.
If I were to intervene in an archive it would probably have to be in relation to a building or a museum which had some history to it, a back story, such as the Tolson museum in Huddersfield, which we did a small intervention project on in first year. The building houses collections of both the history of Huddersfield as well as some very weird and wonderful collections of Taxidermy, motor cars, childrens toys etc. I would possibly consider just taking this project on a pushing it further, developing it as I became thoroughly interested in the history of the building and began doing archival research in the local library so as to learn more about the pace. I think I would respond in a very textiles way as that is how I express myself, through my own passion which is textiles, however it would probably be in a very contemporary way, drawing on the fact and memories of the space.
An example of an artist work which I have recently looked at is Caren Garfen, who exhibited a work at the Cloth and Memory 2 exhibition this august.
Artist whose installation is based on the lives of actual women from Saltaire drawn from the 1891 Census. The installation comprises of vintage wooden reels attached to the wall, each with its own 'memory plaque' label and an 'S' for Salts and Silver, some will also have ribbon wrapped round with hand stitched addresses or researched texts. - Garfen, C (2013) Cloth and Memory 2. Retrieved from: http://www.clothandmemory.com/#cloth-memory-2-participating-artists
In her work she has intervened in the 1891 Census and has drawn on both the heritage and history of the space she is responding to whilst also delving into the Census of women who worked there and using this archive to produce and form the foundation for her research and final response.
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