Hermeneutic implications of cultural encoding: A reflection on audio recordings and interactive installation art

Abstract. This article proposes a reflection on what the emerging disci- pline of digital philology means to the encoding, preservation and access of multimedia cultural material. In particular, it focuses on audio record- ings and interactive multimedia installations. It describes a general setup required for the re-mediation of audio recordings that supports a philo- logically informed methodology for long-term preservation, and it points out some of the major challenges posed by interactive art in long-term preservation. This article extends the discussion started at the IRCDL in 2013, in the light of the authors’ activity during this time.