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I am happy that you find interest in clicking into this little space.
I am an independent researcher from Taiwan, with an MA degree in Film+Photography Preservation and Collections Management from Toronto Metropolitan University. My involvement in the universe of the audiovisual profession started with filmmaking production, subsequently evolving into the realm of preserving audiovisual heritage through my professional engagements at the Taiwan Film & Audiovisual Institute, the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre, and the Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema.
Despite the importance of preserving the cultural heritage, this specialty is largely unknown to the public, leading the training program and the ecosystem to a precarious state. Noticing the privilege I have in gaining this specific knowledge and experience, I decide to create a space to share some of the things I have learnt, not to educate, but in hopes of opening more dialogue among people and reaching clarity for myself.
“Southerning”- the action of shifting the focus outside of the framework established in North America and Western Europe will be the main initiative of this blog. Theories and practices concerning film preservation and restoration have now established a solid foundation and consensus, largely rooted in the historical context of North America and Western Europe, with several representative case studies. However, the framework from the rest of the world remains invisible, as does their struggle and the structural challenge they face. Structural challenges include unequal resource distribution, environmental pressures, and political instability while safeguarding the cultural heritage.
Not carrying with savior mentality, I suppose in writing about this topic, I am also tracing the contours of the strange world I find myself inhabiting.
Nomadic Archivist, it’s a title I gave myself not only in response to my constantly moving state but also to describe the dynamic, borderless environment this blog hopes to embody.
很高興你對這個小小角落感興趣並點進來。
我是一名來自台灣的獨立研究者，擁有多倫多都會大學（Toronto Metropolitan University）電影與攝影保存及館藏管理碩士學位。我踏入視聽專業領域的起點是電影製作，隨後透過在台灣國家電影及視聽文化中心、加拿大電影製片人發行中心（Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre）以及葡萄牙電影資料館－電影博物館（Cinemateca Portuguesa – Museu do Cinema）的專業工作，逐步轉向視聽遺產保存領域。
儘管保存文化遺產至關重要，但這門專業在公眾中仍鮮為人知，導致相關培訓計畫與產業生態系統處於岌岌可危的狀態。意識到自己能獲得這份專業知識與經驗實屬難得，我決定開闢一個空間，分享部分所學——並非為了教育他人，而是希望藉此開啟更多對話及幫助自己釐清一些思緒。
「向南進」（Southerning）——即將焦點從北美與西歐既定框架中移出的行動，將是本部落格的焦點。關於電影保存與修復的理論與實踐，如今已建立起堅實的基礎與共識，這些基礎與共識主要植根於北美與西歐的歷史脈絡，以及若干具代表性的案例研究。然而，世界其他地區的框架仍未被看見，他們所面臨的掙扎與結構性挑戰亦然。這些結構性挑戰包括資源分配不均、環境壓力，以及在守護文化遺產的同時所面臨的政治動盪。
不是帶著救世主的心情，我想在撰寫這個主題的同時，我也正在試著摸清我所身處的這個陌生世界的輪廓。
「遊牧檔案管理員」，算是筆者自詡的小名，不僅反映筆者目前不斷移動的狀態，也是在描述這個數位空間想要體現的—無國界、充滿動能的環境。