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Investigating a Value-Based Approach to Conserving Deteriorating Plastics: A Case Study<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Natalya Swanson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contemporary Art Review, Volume 1 (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Investigaci\u00f3n Sobre Un Enfoque Basado en Valores de la Conservaci\u00f3n de Pl\u00e1sticos en Procesos de Deterioro: Un Caso de Estudio<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Natalya Swanson<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Contemporary Art Review, Volumen 1 (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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plastic, plastic deterioration, fashion, value-based decision-making, documentation<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This paper examines new ways of approaching, treating, and documenting deteriorating plastics using one case study: a pair of Christian Dior heels from the Philadelphia Museum of Art\u2019s study collection. The case study was intended to fill a void in conservator knowledge for practical approaches to cleaning deteriorating polymeric coatings on mass-produced, consumer market items, which is of particular concern for those who care for of fashion collections. Depending on the form and stage of deterioration, objects can be no longer exhibitable and may risk the safety of surrounding collection items. Concurrent to the technical investigation, I explored how the complexity of intangible factors, such as the object\u2019s social-political context, the uncertainty of construction methods, and personal bias\/preference, affected my decisions. Building on existing literature into value-based decision making and actively practicing reflexivity throughout the testing phase, I developed a value-based matrix to ensure the decisions I made reflected situational priorities. The explicitly subjective approach to decision-making warranted a documentation strategy centered on self-awareness and transparency. To this end, I utilized autoethnographic reporting to document motivations behind micro-decisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this paper, I share practical strategies for conserving the physical objects, an in-progress value-based decision-making matrix, and one approach to autoethnographic documentation. By publishing this case study, I hope to aid those faced with similarly challenging treatments and demonstrate to a broader audience that an openly subjective approach to conservation can increase self-awareness and promote empathy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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pl\u00e1stico, deterioro de materiales pl\u00e1sticos, moda, toma de decisiones basadas en valores, documentaci\u00f3n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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En este art\u00edculo se examinan nuevas formas de abordar, tratar y documentar el deterioro de los pl\u00e1sticos a partir de un caso de estudio: un par de tacones de Christian Dior de la colecci\u00f3n de estudio del Museo de Arte de Filadelfia. El objetivo del caso de estudio era colmar un vac\u00edo de conocimiento existente en el sector de los conservadores en relaci\u00f3n con m\u00e9todos pr\u00e1cticos de limpieza de revestimientos polim\u00e9ricos en bienes de consumo producidos en serie. Se trata de una cuesti\u00f3n que suscita especial inquietud en las partes interesadas en colecciones de moda. Dependiendo de la forma y el estado de deterioro, los objetos pueden dejar de ser exhibibles y poner en peligro la seguridad de los art\u00edculos de la colecci\u00f3n circundante. Paralelamente a la investigaci\u00f3n t\u00e9cnica, estudi\u00e9 c\u00f3mo afectaba a mis decisiones la complejidad de factores intangibles como el contexto sociopol\u00edtico del objeto, la incertidumbre de los m\u00e9todos de construcci\u00f3n y los prejuicios o preferencias personales. Bas\u00e1ndome en la bibliograf\u00eda existente sobre la toma de decisiones basada en valores y reflexionando activamente durante toda la fase de prueba, desarroll\u00e9 una matriz basada en valores para asegurarme que las decisiones que tomaba reflejaban las prioridades de la situaci\u00f3n. El enfoque expl\u00edcitamente subjetivo de la toma de decisiones justificaba una estrategia de documentaci\u00f3n centrada en la autoconciencia y la transparencia. Con este fin, utilic\u00e9 la autoetnograf\u00eda para documentar las motivaciones que se encontraban detr\u00e1s de las microdecisiones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

En este art\u00edculo, comparto estrategias pr\u00e1cticas para conservar los objetos f\u00edsicos, una matriz de toma de decisiones basada en valores y un enfoque de la documentaci\u00f3n autoetnogr\u00e1fica. Con la publicaci\u00f3n de este estudio de caso, espero ayudar a quienes se enfrentan a retos similares y demostrar a un p\u00fablico m\u00e1s amplio, que un enfoque abiertamente subjetivo de la conservaci\u00f3n puede aumentar la autoconciencia y fomentar la empat\u00eda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Swanson, Natalya. 2022. \u201cInvestigating a Value-Based Approach to Conserving Deteriorating Plastics: A Case Study \/ Investigaci\u00f3n Sobre Un Enfoque Basado en Valores de la Conservaci\u00f3n de Pl\u00e1sticos en Procesos de Deterioro: Un Caso de Estudio.\u201d In Contemporary Art Review<\/em>, Vol. 1. Edited by Delia M\u00fcller-W\u00fcsten, Martha Singer. Washington, DC: AIC. 61\u201378.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Investigating a Value-Based Approach to Conserving Deteriorating Plastics: A Case Study Natalya Swanson Contemporary Art Review, Volume 1 (2021) Investigaci\u00f3n Sobre Un Enfoque Basado en Valores de la Conservaci\u00f3n de Pl\u00e1sticos en Procesos de Deterioro: Un Caso de Estudio Natalya Swanson Contemporary Art Review, Volumen 1 (2021) Keywords plastic, plastic deterioration, fashion, value-based decision-making, documentation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":349,"featured_media":183,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-164","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/contemporaryartreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/contemporaryartreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/contemporaryartreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/contemporaryartreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/349"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/contemporaryartreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/contemporaryartreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/contemporaryartreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/contemporaryartreview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}