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How can the cultural heritage of an artist who died young be responsibly documented, preserved, and narrated?
The event offers an insight into the delicate process of researching and compiling for the first time the catalogue of works by South Tyrolean artist Sven Sachsalber (1987–2020), encompassing data collection, lived anecdotes, human loss, and hidden narratives.
In this context, Museion does not act as a collecting institution, but as an external site of expertise and care: tasked with researching an artistic estate that is neither owned by nor part of the museum’s permanent collection, yet constitutes the cultural heritage of South Tyrol. Between database and human narrative, it becomes clear how museum research functions beyond the exhibition space—quietly, precisely, and responsibly.
This raises the question of how to handle closeness: when a contemporary work is closely connected to one’s own life, family, and friendships, research requires not only knowledge, but also restraint, protection, and conscious decisions about what to reveal—and what to deliberately keep private.
The event takes the public’s gaze beyond the exhibition space, behind the hidden scenes of a sensitive museum practice that combines careful preservation, professional research, and responsible handling.
The event offers an insight into the delicate process of researching and compiling for the first time the catalogue of works by South Tyrolean artist Sven Sachsalber (1987–2020), encompassing data collection, lived anecdotes, human loss, and hidden narratives.
In this context, Museion does not act as a collecting institution, but as an external site of expertise and care: tasked with researching an artistic estate that is neither owned by nor part of the museum’s permanent collection, yet constitutes the cultural heritage of South Tyrol. Between database and human narrative, it becomes clear how museum research functions beyond the exhibition space—quietly, precisely, and responsibly.
This raises the question of how to handle closeness: when a contemporary work is closely connected to one’s own life, family, and friendships, research requires not only knowledge, but also restraint, protection, and conscious decisions about what to reveal—and what to deliberately keep private.
The event takes the public’s gaze beyond the exhibition space, behind the hidden scenes of a sensitive museum practice that combines careful preservation, professional research, and responsible handling.
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