preservator
March 20th, 2003, 09:55 AM
One of the salient parts of Orton's excellent
contribution to the thread on foam centered boards
was his mention of his practices of observing
conditions in his studio. Noticing that the polystyrene degraded in proximity to an electric
motor and deducing that the motor's ozone caused
this effect is exactly the kind of thinking that
advances preservation framing. His use of a pH
testing pen to track the chemistry of his boards
over time us just the sort of research that gives
an observant framer a working sense of how materials change in the environment. This testing is a valuable adjunct to the testing information that suppliers provide and it should be shared with others so that the observer's inferences can be challenged or affirmed and thus, strengthened.
Hugh
contribution to the thread on foam centered boards
was his mention of his practices of observing
conditions in his studio. Noticing that the polystyrene degraded in proximity to an electric
motor and deducing that the motor's ozone caused
this effect is exactly the kind of thinking that
advances preservation framing. His use of a pH
testing pen to track the chemistry of his boards
over time us just the sort of research that gives
an observant framer a working sense of how materials change in the environment. This testing is a valuable adjunct to the testing information that suppliers provide and it should be shared with others so that the observer's inferences can be challenged or affirmed and thus, strengthened.
Hugh