Naslov
“Going all the way is just the start”: the benefits of conservation knowledge in the complete understanding of photographs

Autori
Gržina, Hrvoje

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Capturing the Past: A Symposium on Photograph Conservation Abstract Book / Bagatin, Martina ; Gržina, Hrvoje - Zagreb : Hrvatski državni arhiv, 2019, 11-12

ISBN
978-953-7659-63-9

Skup
Capturing the Past: A Symposium on Photograph Conservation

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 22.05.2019. - 24.05.2019

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Pozvano predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Nije recenziran

Ključne riječi
photographs, conservation of photographs, materiality, material form

Sažetak
Photographs are complex material objects whose layers hold a variety of information on different forms of human activity. In order to understand them, a great deal of attention and knowledge is required, and not merely an interest in the pictorial content. Hence, it is not possible to grasp their full meanings without an understanding of their materiality, the conditions in which they were created and used, as well as of the context within which they transmit their message to the viewer. The elements of form with all their usage traces are the very thing that makes photographs objects within space and time, and understanding their materiality requires a variety of competences. Above all else, the knowledge of photographic techniques, the ways in which these objects are created. Then, inescapably, there has to be the ability to identify the process by which they were made and the numerous possible modifications of the images. Finally, there is knowledge of the various deterioration mechanisms, which is a precondition for proper care and preservation. The conservation of photographs is primarily focused on their material aspect. Identifying the photographic processes and choosing appropriate protective materials and storage conditions are the basic conservation procedures that arise exclusively from the materiality of objects. This is precisely the reason why these procedures are necessary and a basic knowledge of them is obligatory. Familiarity with photographs as material objects will make it easier to understand them as images or documents. Based on personal experience of working with photographs, this presentation will endeavor to highlight the necessity of knowledge of the material side of photographs as objects for complete understanding of photography as a medium. With particular reference to the competences and skills gained during the NEDCC Advanced photograph conservation internship program, and accompanied by the numerous examples from practice, this lecture will show the various benefits deriving from organized professional training in the field of photograph conservation and possibilities of their incorporation in almost every aspect of work with this type of record. It will also confirm the proposition that every newly mastered item of information is but a starting point for the understanding of information still to come.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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