My practicum project centered on expanding Rhizome’s software emulation framework by building and configuring a Mac OS 9.2.1 emulation environment using the open-source emulator software, QEMU, to support the preservation of digital and net art created prior to 2001. The poster I created details a brief history of Mac OS, emulation as a digital preservation strategy, and the process I experienced learning to create and use emulators.
Samie Konet is a first-year graduate student in the Library and Sciences program at Pratt Institute. She is pursuing a concentration in Conservation and Digital Curation. Konet is interested in the complexities of preserving digital media and cultural heritage through the use of open-source technologies and community-forward initiatives. Konet is a practicum fellow in Rhizome's Digital Preservation department. During her practicum, Konet configured a Mac OS 9 emulation environment that has been integrated into Rhizome's software emulation framework for preservation and exhibition purposes. She also is a recipient of the MoMA Linked Open Data Fellowship for the upcoming academic year (2023-2024).
Konet received a B.F.A. from the Cleveland Institute of Art in Drawing and Printmaking. During her undergraduate experience, Konet became involved with curating exhibitions and creating public programming opportunities for her peers. She continued her involvement with exhibition-making by participating in the nomadic, curatorial collective OOO from 2019-2021.
Konet is a recipient of the Satellite Fund with her collaborators of OOO, James Waite and Nick Spolarich, an award administered by SPACES Gallery and funded by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. The award provided financial support to the artists involved with OOO’s 2021 exhibition Flatland and the production of a catalog. Konet is additionally a recipient of the following awards: MoMA LOD Fellowship (2023), Praxis Fiber Workshop Studio Fellowship (2016); Ellen Battell Stoeckel Fellowship (2015); Sybil J. Gould Scholarship for Excellence in Drawing and Graphic Arts (2015); Creativity Works Internship Grant (2015); and the Cleveland Museum of Art Award (2015).
Konet works as a Cataloger for RYAN LEE Gallery, leading the identification and organization of prints and drawings for the Emma Amos Estate. Previously, she held positions as a Fine Arts Framing Lead at M. Gentile Studios, Cleveland, OH; Research Assistant for Cleveland Philanthropy, Cleveland, OH; Gallery Administrator (Archives and Communication), David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; and Project + Visiting Artist Coordinator, Reinberger Gallery, Cleveland, OH.