Emily Kraus

FACTUM ARTE

Based in Madrid, London and Milan, Factum Arte consists of a team of artists, technicians and conservators dedicated to digital mediation - both in the production of works for contemporary artists and in the production of facsimiles as part of a coherent approach to preservation and dissemination. Bespoke equipment has been designed and software has been written to obtain optimum results in both recording and outputting digital information. Factum Arte's non-contact methodologies are having a growing impact on the world of conservation and are defining the role facsimiles play in in the protection of our cultural heritage. Carrying out a number of large scale projects, Factum Arte has gained a reputation for the uncompromising nature of its work and an obsessive commitment to pushing the boundaries that usually separate technology and craft skills. Factum Arte started working with Anish Kapoor, Boris Savelev and Marc Quinn from the time it was formed. 16 years later we are still working extensively with each of these artists. The works we have made for them and the innovations that have been achieved are all clear examples of the way Factum Arte works. Similar innovations have been developed a whole host of artists from around the world who have been attracted by Factum Arte's unique approach to the transformation and mediation of information and the bridges we have constructed between new technologies and traditional artisanal skills. These artists include Marina Abramovic, Mariko Mori, Subodh Gupta, Carlos Garaicoa, Lara Baladi, Urs Fischer, Manuel Franquelo, Jan Hendrix, Michael Nyman, Antoni Muntadas, Gabriel Orozco, Grayson Perry, Paula Crown, Carsten Höller and many others.