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Two smartphone screens displaying archival video content against a bright yellow background. The left screen shows a person in blue clothing sitting on the floor indoors, while the right screen shows a close-up of hands working with textured material. Both screens have text overlays typical of social media or archival documentation interfaces.

The Body as Co-Author of the Archive

Esther Manon Siddiquie

Web Development, 2024

Visual Concept by Distaff STUDIO
Visit: bodyarchive.siddiquie.org/

Reimagining the interface of the archive. Exploring the archival materials through a point-and-click adventure.

The website reflects the materiality of the archive (e.g. 16mm film reels). It liberates the archive from its »static and cumulative identity« by enabling a dynamic and exploratory presentation of the content.

How can the relationship between user, body and archive be experienced visually and interactively?

A person with short brown hair wearing a patterned cardigan over dark clothing, looking down at their hands in an indoor setting. Yellow circular design elements appear on the left and right sides of the image.

The interactions anchor the idea that the body (of the user) plays an active role in the »revitalisation« of the archive. The website becomes an interface that translates the choreographic experiment into a digital framework.

A woman with curly hair and patterned clothing examines architectural models and materials on a desk, with yellow and orange colored building models visible in the background. A smaller inset image shows a person in blue clothing sitting cross-legged on the floor surrounded by similar architectural models and materials.

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