Oliviero Toscani's archive to be digitized with AI at Politecnico di Torino
Oliviero Toscani, a photographer born in Milan in 1942, has teamed up with Politecnico di Torino to digitize his extensive artistic collection, which encompasses 500,000 negatives, 210,000 slides, 200,000 positives, and 100,000 documents. This initiative, established in 2023, is being carried out at the Systemic Design Research Education Center (SYDERE) and the Artificial Intelligence Hub (AIH) in collaboration with Promemoria Group. Utilizing AI technology, the project will facilitate the digitization process, from material identification to the conversion of films and slides. The goal is to redefine archives as valuable resources for researchers and to provide context for Toscani's work, with outcomes set to be available in the World Design Library and Civic Library by 2027 at Torino Esposizioni.
Key facts
- Oliviero Toscani's archive includes 500,000 negatives, 210,000 slides, 200,000 positives, and 100,000 documents.
- The partnership with Politecnico di Torino was formalized in 2023.
- AI is used for digitization, managed by SYDERE and AIH labs with Promemoria Group.
- The project rethinks archives as reliable knowledge tools for scholars.
- Contextualization of Toscani's work will link to external documents.
- Pier Paolo Peruccio is director of SYDERE Center.
- Silvia Barbero is vice-rector for communication at Politecnico di Torino.
- Results will be available at the World Design Library and Civic Library by 2027.
Entities
Artists
- Oliviero Toscani
Institutions
- Politecnico di Torino
- Systemic Design Research Education Center (SYDERE)
- Artificial Intelligence Hub (AIH)
- Promemoria Group
- World Design Library (WDL)
- Biblioteca civica di Torino
- Torino Esposizioni
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Turin