Talk abstract: During a review of cd-roms in the Art Library collection at UNC Chapel Hill, we discovered Betye Saar’s “Digital Griot”. A unique project unlike any other cd-rom in the collection, “Digital Griot” is an artwork that is only able to be experienced in the interactive cd-rom format. Unfortunately, the cd-rom was unusable due to hardware and software limitations. This presentation will focus on how, after trying several different methods to restore functionality including...
