The 7th AICCM Book, Paper & Photographs Symposium was held at the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne in August 2012.
Members can download Symposium papers online or alternatively Symposium preprints are available from our Bookstore.
Contributions to the 7th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium 29g31 August 2012 Brisbane, Australia Poster Microfading is an accelerated light-fading test method in which a sub-millimetre spot of very intense visible light is focused on an object and the resultant (visually undetectable) colour change is tracked in real time using reflectance spectroscopy. The […]
Contributions to the 7th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium 29g31 August 2012 Brisbane, Australia Abstract From the outset, digital preservation and conservation seem to be two very different professions.This paper explores the idea that both traditional and digital conservators not only have many commonalties but also an invaluable knowledge bank of their own […]
Contributions to the 7th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium 29g31 August 2012 Brisbane, Australia Abstract The conservation profession is forever evolving, particularly in the area of contemporary art, which continues to present more complex and multifaceted challenges for conservators. At the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) the preparation of works for […]
Contributions to the 7th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium 29g31 August 2012 Brisbane, Australia Abstract The National Gallery of Australia (NGA) holds a varied collection of new media, which includes intriguing virtual art such as holograms.Whether the term ‘new’ can still be applied to holography is debatable; the theory was announced in 1948, […]
Contributions to the 7th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium 29g31 August 2012 Brisbane, Australia Abstract The Bridge Street Plan Room Project was a Department of Lands NSW project, which involved the digitisation and relocation of over a million pieces of paper from the Plan Room at Bridge Street in Sydney to the State […]
Contributions to the 7th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium 29g31 August 2012 Brisbane, Australia Abstract During the floods and cyclones of 2011, some of the most poignant television footage was of victims standing in the wreckage of their homes heartbroken at the loss of precious family photographs.A staggering number of private collections were […]
Contributions to the 7th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium 29g31 August 2012 Brisbane, Australia Abstract January 2011, and the State Library of Queensland’s clients and staff evacuated its buildings after days of torrential rain had been falling in the regional catchments of south-east Queensland, resulting in the Brisbane River water level rising swiftly […]
Contributions to the 7th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium 29g31 August 2012 Brisbane, Australia Abstract This paper presents the background, methods and products used to face-mount photographs and digital prints. Possible issues with the various face-mounting methods are also discussed. Mounting photographic and digital images in a contemporary manner that will stand the […]
Contributions to the 7th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium 29g31 August 2012 Brisbane, Australia Poster This collaborative research and treatment project on the in-depth treatment of two eighteenth century Dutch atlases has involved the skills of book and paper conservators Guy Caron, Nicole Ellis, Dana Kahabka and Cathryn Bartley.These two bound volumes in […]
Contributions to the 7th AICCM Book, Paper and Photographic Materials Symposium 29g31 August 2012 Brisbane, Australia Poster Computer-based artworks are part of a new, rapidly expanding medium, in which the intrinsic cultural value of the work is entwined with its inherent instrumental nature.As such, the conservation approach to computer-based artworks requires an understanding of the […]