# Stamboom / Family Tree

> creative work by Harm van den Dorpel, Rozalie Hirs

**Wikidata**: [Q132197962](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132197962)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/stamboom-family-tree

## Summary
Stamboom / Family Tree is a creative work and digital exhibit created by Harm van den Dorpel and Rozalie Hirs. First published in 2006, it is presented as an application-level project (software-based artwork) that was distributed on optical disc and built using Adobe Flash.

## Key Facts
- Created by artists Harm van den Dorpel and Rozalie Hirs.  
- Published in 2006.  
- Classified as a creative work, an exhibit, and an application.  
- Implemented using Adobe Flash as the software engine.  
- Distributed in optical disc format.  
- Published in an academic journal (publication venue).  
- Languages of the work or its name: Dutch and English.  
- Elmcip ID: 1295.  
- Wikidata description: "creative work by Harm van den Dorpel, Rozalie Hirs."

## FAQs
### Q: What is Stamboom / Family Tree?
A: Stamboom / Family Tree is a software-based creative work and exhibit by Harm van den Dorpel and Rozalie Hirs, first published in 2006 and distributed on optical disc.

### Q: Who made Stamboom / Family Tree?
A: The work was created by Harm van den Dorpel and Rozalie Hirs.

### Q: How was Stamboom / Family Tree delivered and run?
A: The work was distributed on optical disc and implemented using Adobe Flash as its software engine.

### Q: In what languages is Stamboom / Family Tree available?
A: The work and/or its name are in Dutch and English.

## Why It Matters
Stamboom / Family Tree sits at the intersection of artistic practice, digital application, and academic dissemination. As a project simultaneously classified as a creative work, an exhibit, and an application, it exemplifies cross-disciplinary production where software functions both as medium and presentation format. Its implementation in Adobe Flash and distribution on optical disc reflect the digital production and distribution methods current to its 2006 publication date. Being published in an academic journal links the project to scholarly contexts, suggesting an engagement with critical or research-oriented discourse alongside artistic presentation. The bilingual Dutch–English availability broadens its accessibility for different audiences. For researchers, curators, and practitioners interested in digital art, media-specific artworks, or the history of software-based artistic practices, Stamboom / Family Tree provides a documented example of early-2000s creative work that blends exhibition, application, and academic publication.

## Notable For
- Authorship by both Harm van den Dorpel and Rozalie Hirs.  
- Triple classification as creative work, exhibit, and application.  
- Use of Adobe Flash as the software engine.  
- Distribution on optical disc.  
- Publication in an academic journal (Elmcip record: ID 1295).

## Body

### Description
- Title: Stamboom / Family Tree.  
- Nature: Digital creative work presented as an exhibit and application.  
- Short description from data: "creative work by Harm van den Dorpel, Rozalie Hirs."

### Creators
- Harm van den Dorpel — listed author/creator.  
- Rozalie Hirs — listed author/creator.

### Technical details
- Software engine: Adobe Flash.  
- Distribution format: Optical disc.

### Publication and cataloguing
- Publication date: 2006.  
- Published in: an academic journal (as indicated by the provided property).  
- Elmcip identifier: 1295.  
- Wikidata description: "creative work by Harm van den Dorpel, Rozalie Hirs."

### Classification and context
- Instance of: creative work.  
- Instance of: exhibit.  
- Instance of: application (software program or group of programs designed for end-users).

### Languages
- Language(s) of the work or name: Dutch and English.