Matthieu Vlaminck
Year of birth, place
Institute / Department
- Knowledge – Collections, Archives and Research
Biography
Matthieu Vlaminck is a senior digital and media conservator at ZKM. He graduated from the Ecole Supérieure d'Art d'Avignon in Visual Arts. He also holds a diploma in programming/network and in music (cello).
One of his many specializations specializations is the preservation of digital data and restoration of 3-D computer-generated cinema models, especially Star Trek ships.
As an Archivist in Residence (2017–2018), Vlaminck's research focused on the preservation of digital art, notably on commercial products as part of artworks (maintenance/adaptation of historical and obsolete commercial software/API for the sake of art preservation), and the archiving of artworks using 3-D visualization.