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VHS(Video Home System)는 열화 누적과 재생 장비의 노후화⋅단종이 진행되고 있는 자기테이프 기반 아날로그 영상 매체로, 물리적 보존만으로는 기록의 장기 접근성을 확보하기 어렵다. 현장에서는 아날로그 이관과 디지털화가 대안으로 논의되지만, 디지털화가 복사⋅복제로 환원되거나 원본⋅보존본⋅활용본의 경계가 혼재되면서 원본의 위치와 개입 책임이 불명확해지는 문제가 발생한다. 본 연구는 관련 가이드라인과 선행 논의를 바탕으로 VHS 디지털화를 보존 윤리의 맥락에서 재검토하고, 디지털화의 보존적 의미가 결과물의 생성이 아니라 개입 통제와 기록 책임, 원본과 파일의 연속성 관리, 장기 유지⋅점검의 운영에서 성립함을 정리하였다. 아울러 보존본⋅활용본 분리, 작업 조건 기록, 품질 점검, 무결성 검증과 분산 저장을 적용 판단의 최소 기준으로 정리하였다.

VHS (Video Home System) is a magnetic tape–based analog video medium that is subject to cumulative deterioration alongside the aging and discontinuation of playback equipment, making it difficult to ensure long-term access through physical preservation alone. Analog-to-analog migration and digitization are considered potential responses in archival practice. However, digitization is often treated as mere copying. The boundaries between the original, preservation master, and access copies may become blurred, obscuring both the status of the original and accountability for intervention. Drawing on relevant guidelines and prior research, this study re-examines VHS digitization within wider conservation ethics and argues that its preservation significance lies not in the production of a digital file itself but in the operational and technical conditions that enable its long-term preservation, including controlled intervention, documented accountability—the management of continuity between the original carrier and the digital file—and ongoing long-term maintenance and monitoring. This study articulates the minimum decision criteria for digitization, including the separation of the preservation master and access copies, documentation of transfer conditions, quality control, fixity verification, and distributed storage.

보존가가 문화재를 보존하기 위한 철학적 담론을 이해하고 보존에 대한 윤리적 태도를 갖추고 보존원칙을 실천하는 것은 문화재의 질적 수준을 결정하는 중요한 요소이다. 그러나 지금까지 이에 대한 연구는 비교적 부족하였으며, 그로 인하여 문화재 보존에 있어서 지속적으로 철학의 부재나 원칙의 부재가 문제점으로 지적되고 있다 . 이에 대한 해결방안을 제시하기 위해서는 보존철학과 보존윤리에 대한 중요성과 필요성을 학술적으로 먼저 정립하는 과정이 필요하다. 본고에서는 보존철학과 보존윤리의 개념을 서술하고, 이들 간의 상관관계, 그리고 문화재 보존의 주체인 정부-학계-전문가가 해결해나가야 할 과제를 제시하였다.

Philosophical discussion and ethical approach have been crucial aspects in the rational decision-making of heritage conservation. This study analyses why and how they play an important role in determining the quality of conservation practice. It highlights the key concepts of conservation philosophy and ethics, as well as their relationship, in order to establish a constructive platform through which researchers may understand the role and importance ofconservation philosophy and ethics. In conclusion, this study provides a set of recommendation for the government, academic experts, and conservators which will allow them to become actively involved in improving the quality of philosophical and ethical knowledge in the field of conservation.

It is difficult to predict the kinds of damage to contemporary art because of the diversity of materials and experimental techniques used. This makes it hard to conserve. Furthermore, the artist’s intention in contemporary art is emerging as one of the important issues to be handled in conservation treatment. Thus, collaboration with various stakeholders such as the artists themselves, bereaved family members, and foundations have become more important than ever from the viewpoint of planning conservation treatment. The trustworthiness of conservation treatment would be significantly enhanced if conservation treatment reflected the understanding and respect of not only the appearance of the work, but also the social/cultural context inherent in the work. This should be done, in particular, through collaboration with the artists. In this study, various case studies at home and abroad were analyzed as to explore collaboration methods with various stakeholders for objective and trustworthy conservation treatment. Along the way, the study raised the need to establish new conservation ethics for contemporary art. It is expected that the outcomes of the study could be used as basic material to preserve the originality of contemporary artwork and to set the direction for conservation practice.