SAC - SAC 2 (QUESTION 3)

Question 1

SAC - SAC 2 (QUESTION 3) PART 1
Question 3: Compare the methods of conversation used by the exhibition spaces you visited on the excursion (6 marks)
Exhibition Space 1: ACCA
Exhibition Space 2: Blindside

The methods of conservation used by the exhibition spaces are both similar and different….while short-term conservation is the method used to preserve certain materials for a short period of time. …

Answer 1

Answer: The methods of conservation used by the exhibition spaces are both similar and different. Conservation is a method used to ensure the long-term preservation of materials from which artworks are made. This is achieved by controlling the environments in which the artworks are displayed, stored and transported. Long-term conservation ensures the preservation of materials over a long period of time, while short-term conservation is the method used to preserve certain materials for a short period of time. …

Question 2

SAC - SAC 2 (QUESTION 3) PART 2
Question 3: Compare the methods of conversation used by the exhibition spaces you visited on the excursion (6 marks)
Exhibition Space 1: ACCA
Exhibition Space 2: Blindside

… Both exhibition spaces only ensure short term conservation of artworks (no long-term conservation)…. for example, fell over during the exhibition to reveal writing beneath the hand-made roses. …

Answer 2

…. Both exhibition spaces only ensure short term conservation of artworks (no long-term conservation). An example of short-term conservation in exhibition 1 is maintaining the condition of the equipment used to project Francis Alys’s Paradox of Paris (1997). In addition, technicians service the projectors regularly during the exhibition to ensure consistency in the playback of each video. However, parts of the installation by Ektor Garcia (Empezar, 2018) in exhibition space 1, for example, fell over during the exhibition to reveal writing beneath the hand-made roses. …

Question 3

SAC - SAC 2 (QUESTION 3) PART 3
Question 3: Compare the methods of conversation used by the exhibition spaces you visited on the excursion (6 marks)
Exhibition Space 1: ACCA
Exhibition Space 2: Blindside

… Since ACCA believed that the artist’s intention was for the objects to fall, they did not maintain the artwork’s original condition…. was replaced regularly during the exhibition so the dough continued to slowly collapse and fall from the top of the plinth to the floor.

Answer 3

… Since ACCA believed that the artist’s intention was for the objects to fall, they did not maintain the artwork’s original condition. Similarly, Crystal Johnson’s installation of dough called Drape (2018) in Blindside was replaced regularly during the exhibition so the dough continued to slowly collapse and fall from the top of the plinth to the floor.