Collecting New Media Art 

10/08/2001

Digital Souls Limited Editions of New Media Art present a unique opportunity for collectors and institutions to acquire significant works of emerging new media artists.

While new media art is one of the most exciting new genres of contemporary art, it also raises a number of concerns among collectors considering collecting new media art. 

Two issues - one regarding the authenticity of works that in principle can be easily duplicated without data loss, and the other concerning the archival properties of digital prints, are at the forefront of current discussions. 

Authenticity
Digital art can be easily duplicated and indistinguishable copies of a work could be introduced into the market similar to pirated software.  In many ways, this situation resembles that of recorded music.  The logic of digital media suggests that there will be no failsafe measures that would prevent the unauthorized duplication of digital code.  This seems especially true for applications that are designed to deliver media presentations to a general audience.

For many new media artworks, this presents a challenge of how to preserve the integrity and authenticity of a digital work.  Digital Souls Limited Editions include the following features to safeguard the artwork presented.

• Signature/Seal of the Artist

Each work is individually signed and numbered by the artist
• Certificate of Authenticity

Each work is accompanied by certificate of authenticity issued by digitalsouls.com that is signed by the artist and the series editor
• Limited Edition Guarantee

Each edition is strictly limited to the number of copies indicated. No subsequent editions will ever be made available of the same work

Archival Quality
The most frequently raised concerns about digital prints (giclee) is regarding the archival properties of the prints.  In many ways, it is too soon for any definitive answers to this issue, but there seems to be a consensus emerging that a properly produced giclee print on archival paper stock will have the same or better archival properties than any other paper based work of art including photographs.

Digital Souls Limited Edition digital prints are produced with the most advanced inks and printed on high grade archival quality paper. 

All things considered, new media artworks presented as part of Digital Souls Limited Editions offer collectors a unique opportunity to develop a solid and lasting collection of new media art.

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