Un interessante progetto del GCI che è parte di un ben più complesso progetto “Modern and Contemporary Art Research Initiative”
Preservation of Plastics is a long-term project dedicated to advancing the conservation of plastics in order to support professionals in the field facing the significant challenges posed by these materials. Despite recent advances in the conservation of plastics and a growing number of research projects on the topic, there is still a need to better understand the aging and deterioration of these materials and to improve conservation strategies to preserve them. Therefore, this project, part of the Modern and Contemporary Art Research Initiative, aims to study a wide range of plastics to understand how to prevent or slow down their degradation, estimate risks, establish suitable approaches into their preservation and design appropriate conservation treatments (dal sito del GCI)
La lista delle istituzioni che collaborano per il progetto di cui Anna Laganà è Project Leader rende bene l’idea della sua importanza:
Project Collaborators
Getty Research Institute (GRI)
Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (RCE)
University of Amsterdam (UVA)
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (SMA)
Die Neue Sammlung–The Design Museum
POPART Consortium