Continuing our coverage of emerging professionals, sasha arden will soon be graduating as one of the first conservators from the NYU Conservation Center's recently established time-based media conservation program. sasha is hardly new to the field though, having spent over a decade meeting the audiovisual needs of numerous institutions prior to making the pivot to conservation. Tune in to hear sasha’s journey, and how their trans nonbinary identity strengthens their practice as a conservator. Links from the conversation with sasha > interview with sasha from the Thoma Foundation: https://thomafoundation.org/news-press/foundation-news/meet-the-team-sasha-arden/ > sasha's 2019 presentation on the use of AR in conservation: https://resources.culturalheritage.org/emg-review/volume-6-2019-2020/arden/ Join the conversation: https://twitter.com/ArtObsolescence https://www.instagram.com/artobsolescence/ Support artists Art and Obsolescence is a non-profit podcast, sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts, and we are committed to equitably supporting artists that come on the show. Help support our work by making a tax deductible gift through NYFA here: https://www.artandobsolescence.com/donate