Polymers and synthetic materials and other general conservation sessions: preprints of a symposium on the conservation theme of polymers and synthetic materials

Abstract

Conservation of plastics / Drs. Thea van Oosten --- A(com)pressing issue in contemporary art : a case study of a site-specific installation by Sarah Sze / Trudi Ellingsen -- Instant experience-constant challange : conservation of 2 electronic artworks by artist Nam June Paik / Amanda Pagliarino -- "Please touch the balls gently" Conservation of Narcissus Garden by Yayoi Kusama /Liz Wild -- Postcards from the edge of desire : the varied role of the conservator in contemporary art exhibitions / Vanessa Roth -- The efficacy of previous consolidation treatments applied to Australian Aboriginal bark paintings at the National Museum of Australia / Nicola Smith -- Conserving the Cham art collection in Da Nang, Vietnam / Donna Hinton -- The reassembly of a fragmented Egyptian coffin lid - a work in progress, current research and strategies for assembly / Marika Strohschnieder -- Paperclay - a viable gap-filler for earthenware ceramics / Jaishree Srinivasan, Beata Tworek-Matuszkiewicz, Anthony J. Flynn and Zbigniew H. Stachurski -- Yerrakarta. The treatment of an indoor tiled mural / Renita Ryan -- The effects of light on spirit preserved natural science specimens / Colin Macgregor and Marie Planchot -- Mitigation of radiation hazards at the Australian War Memorial / George Bailey, Megan Jordan-Jones and Alison Wain -- A new beginning : masters by coursework and minor thesis (cultural materials conservation) / Holly Jones-Amin and Marcelle Scott.