VIRTUAL: Prague Heritages
Abstract
The relationship between image and social memory is complex and multifaceted. Images have the power to evoke memories and emotions, and they can shape the collective memory of significant and cultural events. The effect of images on social memory can occur with visual representations of historical events, characters. Image can also serve as cultural touchstones that help us remember shared experiences and values. In this context, the evidentiality of the image also comes to the fore. Although images can be a powerful tool for shaping our understanding of the world, it is also important to be aware of their ideological function and to approach them critically, as well as their potential to mislead and manipulate. The digital age has revolutionized the way we store, manage and access information, including images through film archives. Digital film archives offer several advantages over traditional film archives, such as protection, accessibility, and cost effectiveness. Digital film archives, including interactive features, can provide a rich and dynamic platform for the preservation and dissemination of audiovisual materials. In this conceptual framework, Republic of Turkiye, Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s filmmirasim.com(film heritage, app opened on December 6, 2022) digital film archive will be considered as a case study. In addition to the movies uploaded to the system, the keywords used in searches by the users, the texts entered through information form, the images requested for use, and the images sent by users to be uploaded to the system will be evaluated within the framework of the analysis. Thus, it will be possible to crystallize the construction of image and social memory through a participatory practice.
Assoc. Dr. Nihan Gezgin Işıkman is currently the Head of the Film Design Department at Başkent University, Fine Arts Faculty. She gives courses such as Documentary Cinema, Documentary Filmmaking, Directing, Producing. Her work has focused on different forms of expression in documentary cinema within the framework of cinema, documentary cinema and the re-presentation of reality, which is an important field in the creative industries. She won awards with the documentary films she produced and directed, and took part in international festival programs.