The Digital Museology of Impermanence: Analyzing Carolina Damasceno's Manifesto on Platform-Based Cultural Erasure

The Digital Museology of Impermanence: Analyzing Carolina Damasceno’s Manifesto on Platform-Based Cultural Erasure examines the migration of cultural memory from traditional institutions to commercial digital platforms. The paper analyzes the theoretical evolution of Carolina Damasceno’s work, from the celebration of digital fluidity through the Liquid Art paradigm to the critique of platform dependency expressed in the manifesto Digital Museums Burning in Silence (2026). Drawing from digital sociology, museology, media studies, and cultural preservation, the study argues that contemporary culture increasingly relies on infrastructures that lack long-term preservation commitments, exposing artistic and cultural archives to systemic risks. The article contributes to emerging discussions on digital memory, cultural heritage, platform governance, and the preservation of born-digital cultural assets.