Panel Statement

Panel: Curating in/as Open System(s)

The paper responds to the wider critical concern and understanding of the dynamics of socio-technological systems and their relevance for curating. The emphasis is on the notion of open systems, insofar as this relates to the openness of technological systems (such as networks, online platforms and social software tools) and the practice of curating. The suggestion is that curating not only increasingly involves open socio-technological systems, but in itself can be considered in terms of an open system. Consequently, the paper reflects upon the emergence of new curatorial forms and offers an expanded understanding of curating enabled by social
technologies and an open systems approach.

• Joasia Krysa, KURATOR/University of Plymouth, UK

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