From: Katharine Thayer (kthayer@pacifier.com)
Date: 04/02/02-08:03:12 AM Z
Judy Seigel wrote:
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> I'd make a distinction between SHOWING the work and long-term position on
> a wall under real-life conditions.
And I for one wouldn't think of showing work that I wasn't pretty sure
could endure being on a wall longterm under real-life conditions. In an
earlier answer to Keith's question I described how I planned to seal
the work to make it impervious to moisture and other kinds of damage,
which I tested on a prototype before going ahead and mounting and
sealing the exhibition prints. The sealant is completely invisible and
adds no sheen or plastic quality to the print, but seals the paper both
front and back. I suspect the print is probably better protected against
moisture this way than if it were framed under glass. On the other hand,
it is probably more vulnerable to physical damage; although my testing
demonstrated that scratches and marks could be wiped off or buffed out,
a deep gouge could happen and would be harder to fix. On the other hand,
anything that would hit the front of an unframed print hard enough to
gouge it, might well break the glass if it hit the front of a framed
print at the same intensity, and the broken glass could gouge the print.
So I don't know.... seems like six dozen of one and half a dozen dozen
of the other.
kt
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