Substratum
@substratum.digital
Providing a permanent foundation to save the vanishing web - preserving digital culture one website at a time. Director: @yannnovak.com.
https://www.substratum.digital
https://www.substratum.digital
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Substratum
@substratum.digital
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Preserving At-Risk Websites with Substratum Founder Yann Novak — Soft Network
When artists, musicians, and cultural organizations conclude their missions, the websites that represented them are left at risk of disappearing. Without preservation, these digital spaces vanish and ...
www.softnetwork.art
Substratum founder @yannnovak.com recently gave a presentation to AFELL (Artist & Foundation Estate Leaders List) about the web preservation work we are embarking on. AFELL has made the it publicly available, it's a great resource to learning more about us:
www.softnetwork.art/books-articl...
www.softnetwork.art/books-articl...
We are honored to be included in the Joan Mitchell Foundation's 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗽. Check out our listing and all the organizations on the map: www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/substratum
Substratum
The Joan Mitchell Foundation supports the essential contributions of artists and expands awareness of Joan Mitchell's life and work.
www.joanmitchellfoundation.org
September 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM
We are honored to be included in the Joan Mitchell Foundation's 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗽. Check out our listing and all the organizations on the map: www.joanmitchellfoundation.org/substratum
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"oh hey i used to read [website]" cool that website no longer exists
Gamurs Websites Aren't Just Laying Off Workers, Entire Sites Are Being Mothballed - Aftermath
'Entire websites, like the Escapist and Twinfinite, are just sitting basically dormant'
aftermath.site
August 18, 2026 at 10:50 PM
"oh hey i used to read [website]" cool that website no longer exists
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Next weekend I off to New Mexico for Legacy Lab NM at the Albuquerque Museum. I will be on a panel on Saturday and leading a Workshop on Sunday, both about artist websites and how to preserve them.
It's sold out, but they have a waiting list if you are interested in attending.
www.legacylabnm.org
It's sold out, but they have a waiting list if you are interested in attending.
www.legacylabnm.org
June 5, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Next weekend I off to New Mexico for Legacy Lab NM at the Albuquerque Museum. I will be on a panel on Saturday and leading a Workshop on Sunday, both about artist websites and how to preserve them.
It's sold out, but they have a waiting list if you are interested in attending.
www.legacylabnm.org
It's sold out, but they have a waiting list if you are interested in attending.
www.legacylabnm.org
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You could also consider supporting my new venture @substratum.digital, where i am working to save artist and musician's websites that are in danger of going off line.
charity.pledgeit.org/substratum
charity.pledgeit.org/substratum
Support Fulcrum Arts
Your donation helps support our mission to save the vanishing web. Every contribution enables us to preserve at-risk websites, maintaining their domains, converting them into sustainable static websit...
charity.pledgeit.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
You could also consider supporting my new venture @substratum.digital, where i am working to save artist and musician's websites that are in danger of going off line.
charity.pledgeit.org/substratum
charity.pledgeit.org/substratum
Substratum founder @yannnovak.com recently gave a presentation to AFELL (Artist & Foundation Estate Leaders List) about the web preservation work we are embarking on. AFELL has made the it publicly available, it's a great resource to learning more about us:
www.softnetwork.art/books-articl...
www.softnetwork.art/books-articl...
Preserving At-Risk Websites with Substratum Founder Yann Novak — Soft Network
When artists, musicians, and cultural organizations conclude their missions, the websites that represented them are left at risk of disappearing. Without preservation, these digital spaces vanish and ...
www.softnetwork.art
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Substratum founder @yannnovak.com recently gave a presentation to AFELL (Artist & Foundation Estate Leaders List) about the web preservation work we are embarking on. AFELL has made the it publicly available, it's a great resource to learning more about us:
www.softnetwork.art/books-articl...
www.softnetwork.art/books-articl...
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HEY, ARTISTS.
Do you back up your work? Do you have a NAS?
Wanna commission me to build you one?
Do you back up your work? Do you have a NAS?
Wanna commission me to build you one?
August 13, 2025 at 9:56 PM
HEY, ARTISTS.
Do you back up your work? Do you have a NAS?
Wanna commission me to build you one?
Do you back up your work? Do you have a NAS?
Wanna commission me to build you one?
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Substratum Foundation Launched
Source: Substratum. Sound artist and label head Yann Novak has launched an arts preservation effort. Donations are welcome. Substratum provides a permanent foundation for at-risk websites, ensuring their continued accessibility and preserving their presence on the…
Source: Substratum. Sound artist and label head Yann Novak has launched an arts preservation effort. Donations are welcome. Substratum provides a permanent foundation for at-risk websites, ensuring their continued accessibility and preserving their presence on the…
Substratum Foundation Launched
Source: Substratum. Sound artist and label head Yann Novak has launched an arts preservation effort. Donations are welcome. Substratum provides a permanent foundation for at-risk websites, ensuring their continued accessibility and preserving their presence on the web for future generations. We envision a web where digital culture never truly disappears – where website owners and organizations, big or small, can conclude their missions knowing their digital contributions remain accessible, creating a permanent foundation for our shared digital heritage.
avantmusicnews.com
April 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Substratum Foundation Launched
Source: Substratum. Sound artist and label head Yann Novak has launched an arts preservation effort. Donations are welcome. Substratum provides a permanent foundation for at-risk websites, ensuring their continued accessibility and preserving their presence on the…
Source: Substratum. Sound artist and label head Yann Novak has launched an arts preservation effort. Donations are welcome. Substratum provides a permanent foundation for at-risk websites, ensuring their continued accessibility and preserving their presence on the…
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Deleting websites is the new book burning
February 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Deleting websites is the new book burning
Great article by @mpesce.arvr.social.ap.brid.gy on our digital histories disappearing: www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/o...
Memories fade. Archives burn. All signal becomes noise
But where are the comprehensive archives to protect digital works, or allow us to memorialize friends?
www.theregister.com
January 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Great article by @mpesce.arvr.social.ap.brid.gy on our digital histories disappearing: www.theregister.com/2025/01/29/o...