Archivio #11 - The Tech Issue

Archivio #11 - The Tech Issue

"ARCHIVIO N°11 charts the international landscape of technology archives, tracing the roots of the digital revolution and exploring the places where our technological past is preserved.

It celebrates the collectors, institutions, and enthusiasts who saw cultural value in objects once dismissed as obsolete. A magazine by Promemoria Group, ARCHIVIO N°11 is curated by Massimo Banzi, co-founder of Arduino, together with Cecilia Botta, technology historian and Head of Memories at Promemoria Group. Daniela Hamaui leads the editorial direction, while Alessandro Gori shapes the art direction, ensuring a strong visual and narrative identity throughout the issue.

The cover, designed by artist Ailadi, pays homage to the early aesthetics of the digital age. Created using PETSCII, the character set of Commodore 8-bit computers, it captures the look and feel of technology in its formative years. Included with the issue is a special poster: an (in)complete mapping of Italy’s many technology archives. The research, conducted by Promemoria Group and visually interpreted by Accurat, transforms data into a striking visual narrative — a collectible artwork in itself. "

About Archivio:

Archivio is a new series of publications by Never Sleep focused on the exploring archiving practices displaying private collections of visual artefacts, memorabilia, collecting garments and graphic curiosities. A memories wunderkammer: from rave-club culture to the youth subcultures. The first issue, curated by Gabber Eleganza, is a publication made it during the Covid lockdown, collecting and scanning Rave records store advertisements, graphics curiosity and illustration ephemera find consulting tons of old techno and rave fanzines from the early 90s from: USA, UK, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy and Germany. A pure, rough and beautiful visual testimony of a unique and unrepeatable historical moment. Preface by Colin Stevan (Knowledge magazine and Velocity Press founder)