Activating the Archive: Uses and Reuses of the Historical and Cultural Heritage of Fashion Companies

Authors

• Chiara Pompa Università di Bologna

  She is a Tenure Track Researcher at the Department of the Arts, University of Bologna, where she held in 2020 a PhD in “Visual, Performing, and Media Arts” and currently teaches “Archives Enhancement for Fashion”, “Fashion Photography” and “Displaying Photography in Cultural & Creative Industries”. She is also the Coordinator of the International Research Centre “CFC - Culture Fashion Communication”, a Fellow of the Research Centre “FAF - Photography Art Feminisms” and the Managing Editor of the journal “piano b. Arti and culture visive” of the University of Bologna. Her current research interests focus on the enhancement of cultural heritage through information technologies and the relationships between fashion photography, visual arts, and publishing, particularly independent magazines. Her recent publications include: Niche Fashion Magazine as Artwork. Alle origini postmoderne di un ‘campo indefinito di molte esplorazioni’ fotografiche (journal article, «Elephant&Castle», 2024); I diari condivisi di famiglie differenti. Corinne Day e Ryan McGinley (journal article, «piano b. Arti e culture visive», 2021); Trasparenze radicali. Fotografia e pratiche estetiche alle soglie del nuovo millennio (book, Mondadori, 2020).