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Digital dark times: Salaries in digital preservation

The Serpentine is one of the world’s most renowned art galleries. Their exhibitions as varied as Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst, and Marina Abramović. They don’t hold a permanent collection, instead, they provide a space for temporary collections and an annual pavilion, the pavilion designed by luminaries such as Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, and Ai Weiwei.

Given a recent job posting it looks like they are looking at maintaining their memory better and branching out into digital preservation.

Here’s the kicker — its salary band is GBP 35,000 to GBP 38,000. So it must be an entry level position, especially in London, right?

Well, let’s see what they want you to do for that price tag…

Digital dark times: Salaries in digital preservation

The Serpentine is one of the world’s most renowned art galleries. Their exhibitions as varied as Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst, and Marina Abramović. They don’t hold a permanent collection, instead, they provide a space for temporary collections and an annual pavilion, the pavilion designed by luminaries such as Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, and Ai Weiwei.

Given a recent job posting it looks like they are looking at maintaining their memory better and branching out into digital preservation.

Here’s the kicker — its salary band is GBP 35,000 to GBP 38,000. So it must be an entry level position, especially in London, right?

Well, let’s see what they want you to do for that price tag…

Digital dark times: Salaries in digital preservation

The Serpentine is one of the world’s most renowned art galleries. Their exhibitions as varied as Gerhard Richter, Damien Hirst, and Marina Abramović. They don’t hold a permanent collection, instead, they provide a space for temporary collections and an annual pavilion, the pavilion designed by luminaries such as Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry, and Ai Weiwei.

Given a recent job posting it looks like they are looking at maintaining their memory better and branching out into digital preservation.

Here’s the kicker — its salary band is GBP 35,000 to GBP 38,000. So it must be an entry level position, especially in London, right?

Well, let’s see what they want you to do for that price tag…

I'm still proud of this after all these years. Those scales took forever!
#creature #creaturedesign #serpent #serpentine #seaserpent #fantasy #traditionalart #originalart #pencilcrayon #pencilcrayonart #parkerart #skeletal #dentition #teeth #fantasyart #monster #monsterart #seamonster #seamonster #old #oldart

https://www.cyclingeu.com/808250/somewhere-in-kotor-serpentine-12-to-11-cycling-montenegro-cyclingmontenegro-serpentine/ Somewhere in Kotor serpentine (12 to 11) #cycling #montenegro #cyclingmontenegro #serpentine #Bicycling #Biking #Cycling #CyclingMontenegro #montenegro

serpentine, 2025

These three 4x4" constructed negative film mosaics were assembled from three frames of 120 Kodak Tri-X 400 black and white negative film, captured with a Peerflekta V TLR camera, depicting tree bark in 2007, and two rolls of Fujifilm Superia 200 color negative film exposed in 2013 with a Nikon FM10 camera and 24mm lens at the Dubai Aquarium.

https://mstenta.net/work/2025/serpentine/

#serpentine #kodaktrix #fujifilm #analogphotography #filmphotography #35mm #120film #constructednegative #mosaic

Our exploration of Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA) in California’s Coastal Range is now live!

https://youtu.be/etz04eUl048

EDIT: IDK what’s up w/my YouTube thumbnails not showing on my Mastodon, so I’ve attached the thumbnail.

#clearcreek #clearcreekmanagementarea #ccma #californiacentralcoast #californiacoastalrange #newidria #idria #oakflatcampground #serpentine #asbestos #mercury #offroad #overland #ramtruck #powerwagon #ovrlndcamper #offthebeatentrack #fourwheeltravel

Jadeite rock outcrop at Clear Creek, near Paicines, California. BLM Clear Creek Management Area is home to many different types of minerals and metals. Jadeite is common, and Mercury and Asbestos (Serpentine) were mined and quarried at CCMA, on a huge scale. This is an outtake from the upcoming YouTube video covering our visit to CCMA. #offroad #dirtroad #bureauoflandmanagement #jadeite #serpentine #mypubliclands #ccma #clearcreekmanagementarea #offthebeatentrack #fourwheeltravel

Jadeite rock outcrop at Clear Creek, near Paicines, California. BLM Clear Creek Management Area is home to many different types of minerals and metals. Jadeite is common, and Mercury and Asbestos (Serpentine) were mined and quarried at CCMA, on a huge scale. This is an outtake from the upcoming YouTube video covering our visit to CCMA. #offroad #dirtroad #bureauoflandmanagement #jadeite #serpentine #mypubliclands #ccma #clearcreekmanagementarea #offthebeatentrack #fourwheeltravel

Jadeite rock outcrop at Clear Creek, near Paicines, California. BLM Clear Creek Management Area is home to many different types of minerals and metals. Jadeite is common, and Mercury and Asbestos (Serpentine) were mined and quarried at CCMA, on a huge scale. This is an outtake from the upcoming YouTube video covering our visit to CCMA. #offroad #dirtroad #bureauoflandmanagement #jadeite #serpentine #mypubliclands #ccma #clearcreekmanagementarea #offthebeatentrack #fourwheeltravel

Jadeite rock outcrop at Clear Creek, near Paicines, California. BLM Clear Creek Management Area is home to many different types of minerals and metals. Jadeite is common, and Mercury and Asbestos (Serpentine) were mined and quarried at CCMA, on a huge scale. This is an outtake from the upcoming YouTube video covering our visit to CCMA. #offroad #dirtroad #bureauoflandmanagement #jadeite #serpentine #mypubliclands #ccma #clearcreekmanagementarea #offthebeatentrack #fourwheeltravel

Jadeite rock outcrop at Clear Creek, near Paicines, California. BLM Clear Creek Management Area is home to many different types of minerals and metals. Jadeite is common, and Mercury and Asbestos (Serpentine) were mined and quarried at CCMA, on a huge scale. This is a outtake from the upcoming YouTube video covering our visit to CCMA. #offroad #dirtroad #bureauoflandmanagement #jadeite #serpentine #mypubliclands #ccma #clearcreekmanagementarea #offthebeatentrack #fourwheeltravel