Discoveries in the biscuit tin: The role of archives and collections in the history of artists’ moving image in Scotland

Citation

Neely S (2017) Discoveries in the biscuit tin: The role of archives and collections in the history of artists’ moving image in Scotland. Moving Image Review and Art Journal, 6 (1-2), pp. 132-147. https://doi.org/10.1386/miraj.6.1-2.132_1

Abstract
This article examines the situation of artists’ moving image works within existing archives and collections. With a specifc focus on the archiving of experimental flm in Scotland, the article makes use of existing research in the feld, while drawing from recent interviews with artists, curators and archivists in Scotland, Ireland and Norway.

Keywords
experimental film; artists’ moving image; amateur; archives; collections; Scotland; Margaret Tait

Journal
Moving Image Review and Art Journal: Volume 6, Issue 1-2