The article discusses a digital archive featuring over 10,000 tagged items including woodblock prints and photographs, designed for exploration through various viewing options. This surge in interest in digital archives reflects broader trends in nostalgia and engagement with the past, particularly during a time dominated by AI technology. Adam highlights this archive as a tool for creative inspiration while noting the historical context of late capitalism and society's fixation on the past. The digitization allows for unprecedented access to collections previously limited by physical space.
"A really good use for the archive is just the pure joy of discovery. A kind of aimless but attentive wandering, jumping down rabbit holes at will."
"Previously, such institutions were only able to show a fraction of their collections in their physical space, now they can show all of it - on the scale of millions rather than thousands."
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