Theory
How Theory Shapes This Archive
We translate dense theoretical work into concrete choices: consent options, visibility paths, and time limits that protect artists and their stories. Every design decision is tied to care, agency, and context.
Consent that can change
Layered visibility options
Care over extraction
Context stays with the work
Key principles at a glance
The core theoretical commitments that shape how this archive holds, protects, and contextualizes artists’ work — turning ideas into everyday practice.
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Core ideas
The Ideas That Hold This Archive
This archive is grounded in community archives, feminist, queer, and abolitionist thinking. Theory here is not abstract – it guides how we hold memory with consent, care, and protection against erasure.
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Consent as an ongoing practice
Consent updated over time as needs change
Time-limited memory
Some works stay briefly, then intentionally disappear
Counter-archives & resistance
Archives centering marginalized voices, resisting erasure
Worldmaking, not just recordkeeping
A place to try better futures, not just store past