EUROPE ARCHIVE
Europe Archive is an archive that recreates a collective memory of Europe. At a time when the definition of Europe is increasingly under pressure, the project celebrates the European legacy, shows its complex cultural diversity, and common values. Transcending clichéd approaches to local features through sharing alternative histories, the project raises questions that prompt reflection on what unites us, and who we are as Europeans. Moreover, the archive can be seen as a commentary on our current times. Dominated by digitisation and artificial intelligence, flattening perceptions of reality and false expectations are emerging, driving an ever-increasing wedge between the virtual and the real world. Europe Archive is a celebration of the imagination, of human creativity and ingenuity, where alternative beauty and failure have valuable meaning.
The growing archive can be followed and enjoyed in its totality at www.europearchive.eu.
Its inaugural presentation is at the House of Arts, Dubniczay Palace in Veszprém in the framework of Veszprém-Balaton 2023, European Capital of Culture.
