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HU OSA 388-0-1 Rodolf Hervé Video Recordings on Alternative Cultural Life in Hungary in Transition
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Rodolf Hervé Video Recordings on Alternative Cultural Life in Hungary in Transition
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Date(s)
1988 - 2001 (predominant Predominatly 1991-1996)
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Extent and medium (processed)
55 DVD-ROM, 0.55 linear meters
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Archival history
After the death of Rodolf Hervé in 2000, the Hi8 video recordings were transferred to the custody of Lucien and Judith Hervé (parents of Rodolf Hervé) by colleague and cameraman Tamás Szűcs. The Hervé family donated them to C³ Center for Culture & Communication Foundation (Budapest, Hungary), where they were digitized into DVD format. On the Hervé family's request, these DVDs were copied and the copies transferred to and deposited with the OSA Archivum in 2004. In 2012, the DVD format files were converted into MPEG-4 files.
Content and structure
Scope and content (abstract)
The series consists of the video recordings created by Rodolf Hervé. The overwhelming majority of the footages were shot at the various scenes of alternative culture including pubs, music performances and exhibition in Budapest, Hungary. In these recordings many of the prominent figures of alternative art of that time appear, including Tamás Király, Ágnes Bárdos Deák, Tamás Szirtes, Tibor Barcs, Zsuzsa Bende etc. Besides the recordings of alternative cultural life, there are two other categories of recordings. The first includes the series of recordings of night time passengers of tram No 6 and the Warm Water series shot of bathers in several of Budapest's baths, which reflect Hervé's interest in the city and people. The other consists of Hervé's works as visual artists experimenting with various media, including photo, video, digital photography, electrographic, collage and performance. In addition to recordings by Rodolf Hervé himself, the series includes footages recorded by other people, primarily by Hervé's associate and cameraman Tamás Szűcs, as well as Szűcs' compilation of Hervé's footages into the film "Notes of a Nomad”. There are also a few recordings shot in Guadeloupe and Paris, both of public and family events. The vast majority of the recordings are raw documentary footages with a few finalized products.
Content and structure
Accruals
Not Expected
Content and structure
System of arrangement
The series follows the original random order of the recordings, as the artist used the camera to record events in sequence. When the DVD copies were made, the conversion order was created by Tamás Szűcs, and he created titles based on the original recordings.
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing access
Not Restricted
Conditions of access and use
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For the purposes of preservation, the DVDs were converted into MPEG4 files.
Allied Materials
Publication note
Relaxed Optimism Video Installation by Szilvia Seres MélycsarnokK (Project Gallery of Műcsarnok, Budapest) January 12 - February 12, 2012
Description Control
Archivist's note
Processed by Judit Hegedűs, December, 2011; revised by Judit Hegedűs, April 17, 2012.
HU OSA 388-0-1 Rodolf Hervé Video Recordings on Alternative Cultural Life in Hungary in Transition
BookIconSeries Description
Context
Hierarchy
Statistics
Folders / Items
Identity Statement
Title
Rodolf Hervé Video Recordings on Alternative Cultural Life in Hungary in Transition
Identity Statement
Date(s)
1988 - 2001 (predominant Predominatly 1991-1996)
Identity Statement
Description Level
Series
Identity Statement
Extent and medium (processed)
55 DVD-ROM, 0.55 linear meters
Context
Archival history
After the death of Rodolf Hervé in 2000, the Hi8 video recordings were transferred to the custody of Lucien and Judith Hervé (parents of Rodolf Hervé) by colleague and cameraman Tamás Szűcs. The Hervé family donated them to C³ Center for Culture & Communication Foundation (Budapest, Hungary), where they were digitized into DVD format. On the Hervé family's request, these DVDs were copied and the copies transferred to and deposited with the OSA Archivum in 2004. In 2012, the DVD format files were converted into MPEG-4 files.
Content and structure
Scope and content (abstract)
The series consists of the video recordings created by Rodolf Hervé. The overwhelming majority of the footages were shot at the various scenes of alternative culture including pubs, music performances and exhibition in Budapest, Hungary. In these recordings many of the prominent figures of alternative art of that time appear, including Tamás Király, Ágnes Bárdos Deák, Tamás Szirtes, Tibor Barcs, Zsuzsa Bende etc. Besides the recordings of alternative cultural life, there are two other categories of recordings. The first includes the series of recordings of night time passengers of tram No 6 and the Warm Water series shot of bathers in several of Budapest's baths, which reflect Hervé's interest in the city and people. The other consists of Hervé's works as visual artists experimenting with various media, including photo, video, digital photography, electrographic, collage and performance. In addition to recordings by Rodolf Hervé himself, the series includes footages recorded by other people, primarily by Hervé's associate and cameraman Tamás Szűcs, as well as Szűcs' compilation of Hervé's footages into the film "Notes of a Nomad”. There are also a few recordings shot in Guadeloupe and Paris, both of public and family events. The vast majority of the recordings are raw documentary footages with a few finalized products.
Content and structure
Accruals
Not Expected
Content and structure
System of arrangement
The series follows the original random order of the recordings, as the artist used the camera to record events in sequence. When the DVD copies were made, the conversion order was created by Tamás Szűcs, and he created titles based on the original recordings.
Conditions of access and use
Conditions governing access
Not Restricted
Conditions of access and use
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
For the purposes of preservation, the DVDs were converted into MPEG4 files.
Allied Materials
Publication note
Relaxed Optimism Video Installation by Szilvia Seres MélycsarnokK (Project Gallery of Műcsarnok, Budapest) January 12 - February 12, 2012
Description Control
Archivist's note
Processed by Judit Hegedűs, December, 2011; revised by Judit Hegedűs, April 17, 2012.