Dragan Espenschied
Dragan Espenschied (1975, Munich) is director of Rhizome’s Digital Preservation program, stewarding the ArtBase collection of more than 2000 pieces of software and net art. In 2011, he started the One Terabyte of Kilobyte Age Geocities restoration project with net artist Olia Lialina. Between 2012-2013, he led a research project at HfG Karlsruhe to conceptually and technically integrate the transmediale CD-ROM art collection into the emerging Emulation as a Service framework. In 2013, he helped preserve a personal computer from the legacy of media philosopher Vilém Flusser. In 2016 Espenschied developed a technical and conceptual framework for exhibiting legacy software and net art in gallery space. For Rhizome's 2017-2019 online exhibition showcasing 100 pieces of online art, Net Art Anthology, Espenschied oversaw and executed conservation efforts on 74 artworks. During 2015-2019, Espenschied co-directed the Webrecorder project at Rhizome. In 2020, he led the restoration of The Thing, a 1990's artist BBS system, and the relaunch of Rhizome's ArtBase as a linked open data system. In 2021, he co-founded the Wikibase Stakeholder Group. Espenschied specializes in emulation, network preservation, and knowledge management, and has a background as a practising artist. (2022)
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