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Artec de México Art and Technology to Preserve Works of Art |
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Tempestad Magazine
THE VALUE OF PRESERVATION To preserve is to protect, conserve, maintain, secure. We preserve valuable things only. Normally the most valuable things we own are intangible and therefore priceless. However, in order to represent those values, we frequently use a material or mechanical reference to link them. An icon, a photograph, a letter or any other object that is part of our everyday life can become the host of a series of valuable thoughts, experiences or feeling that will enable us to remember a time in the past, lost traditions or a loved one who is not longer part of this world. This object will be attached to the memory, and therefore will bring him back to us. Artistic sensibility is therefore our ally. A master piece may crystallize or wrap up a felling, represent an idea, protect a memory. The value of objects is not about the price, but about how much does it represents at a personal level. That special ritual that is linked to the object will give it a value beyond any amount of money because it is personal, untouchable like the inheritance of a family tradition or the great habit of friends and family gathering together to celebrate something unique. This object will be linked to that special moment. The unstoppable seed of our world is normally fought with the repetition of simple acts that will link us to a place, a city, a country. Since time flies so rapidly though out our life, we normally compensate this with the creation of traditions which may start from small personal, family or tribe rituals. And they will create a bond with an idea, a religion, or simply will give us identity. All of these intangible values will find a host, in a tangible object, and then we must decide; what to preserve? What to conserve? What to protect for future generations?
BASIC GUIDE TO ART PRESERVATION
OBJECT RELATIONSHIP WITH ITS HISTORY
CLEANING PROBLEMS IN WORKS OF ART RESTORATION
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