§01 / PRACTICE
Performance design documentation and heritage
Artistic choices, technical methods and the contributions of the people involved give a work its character. Density Wave records that knowledge while it is available and prepares the material for future care, study and use.
§03 / SERVICES
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Data Management
Planning the record, managing production information and preparing the material for archival handover
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Technical Drawings
Drawings and models that record how the work is built, installed and adapted
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Live Operations Report
The cues, coordination and practical knowledge needed to run the piece
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Video Documentation
Recordings made for close study, with attention to movement, sound, lighting and space
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Digital Twin
The set, installation or exhibition in its venue, captured by 3D scanning
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Graphic Publishing
Technical documents and publications that make production knowledge usable
§04 / ENGAGEMENT
The stages involved depend on the services commissioned and when the studio joins the project.
PHASE 01 — FIRST CONVERSATION
Understanding the work
The first conversation establishes what the record needs to support and which services the project requires. It identifies the relevant standards, permissions and responsibilities, including where the material will be kept and who will care for it.
PHASE 02 — DURING PRODUCTION
While the work takes shape
The agreed documentation develops alongside the production. Files, changes and explanations are gathered while the team is working. Where Data Management is commissioned, the database connects this information for use in creative and technical decisions.
PHASE 03 — RECORDING & SURVEY
While the work is in place
Video recording follows the work’s movement, sound and lighting. A 3D survey records an agreed arrangement while it is in place. Where either is commissioned, timing, access and permissions are coordinated with the production team.
PHASE 04 — ARCHIVAL HANDOVER
Preparing the handover
The agreed material is checked and prepared for transfer, with its context, credits and rights information. The handover confirms where it will be held, who will care for it and any gaps or restrictions future users need to know about.
§05 / INHERITANCE
MEMORY
Records preserve accounts of how a work was made and presented. They give future readers access to details that would otherwise depend on the memories of the original team.
ACCESS
An accessible archive preserves knowledge for public use. Sharing it worldwide can give people excluded from cultural institutions by poverty, discrimination or distance access to material they can learn from and build on.
REVIVAL
A record helps future teams understand how a work was realised. It provides a basis for restaging, reconstruction or reinterpretation, with the original decisions and later changes kept distinguishable.
PEDAGOGY
The next generation of artists and technicians can learn from actual production materials. Archive data show how ideas were tested and problems were solved, becoming examples for teaching and discussion.
RESEARCH
Detailed records let professionals study an artist’s repertoire in depth, examining techniques and artistic decisions across individual works. Returning to this material over time helps build the knowledge needed to specialise in a particular artist, practice or art form.
LINEAGE
Records make it possible to trace techniques, collaborations and influences over time. They show how knowledge moves between people and productions, including contributions that may be absent from published accounts.