Published February 18, 2026 | Version v2.2.0
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socioplastics-509-postdigitaltaxidermy-format-necromancy

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socioplastics-509-postdigitaltaxidermy-format-necromancy * Reanimation of obsolete formats as sovereign epistemic shells / legacy structures (blogs, HTML) preserved externally / internals replaced with CamelTag protocol / camouflage + hardened conduit for resilience (Ernst / Parikka) / deployment: media archaeology, legacy migration / validation: ≥10% functional retrieval post-re-skinning / license: CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0 / Anto Lloveras is a transdisciplinary architect and theorist working at the intersection of art, infrastructure, and semantic systems. / citation: Lloveras, A. (v2.2.0). Socioplastics [509] — PostDigitalTaxidermy: Format Necromancy. LAPIEZA. Madrid. https://antolloveras.blogspot.com

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2026-02-15

References

  • Wolfgang Ernst — Digital Memory and the Archive (2012): Obsolete formats as reanimable sovereign shells.
  • Jussi Parikka — A Geology of Media (2015): Formats sediment rather than disappear.
  • Wendy Hui Kyong Chun — Programmed Visions (2011): Software persists materially beyond interface illusion.
  • Alois Riegl — The Modern Cult of Monuments (1903): Age value operationalized.
  • Matthew G. Kirschenbaum — Bitstreams (2021): Digital artifacts endure beyond platform volatility.