Notice catalographique « Investigation of materials and deterioration of Michael Snow's Flight Stop »
- Titre
- Investigation of materials and deterioration of Michael Snow's Flight Stop
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Hernández, Katharyn
- Queen's University (Kingston, ON)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, ON
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 2023
- Collation
- iiv, 73 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), charts, tables
- Série
- Queen's Master in Art Conservation
- Résumé
- Toronto Art Restoration, Inc. (TARI) treated the 60 geese which make up Michael Snow’s installation, Flight Stop, at the Eaton Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The geese are composed of Styrofoam, fiberglass, photograph collages, and resin coatings. Flight Stop remains installed under a glass ceiling, where it has undergone deterioration in the form of delamination, chalking, and blanching. In this study, the chemical processes these materials have undergone were investigated to aid in finding ways to prevent further degradation of the coatings. Analytical investigation was undertaken to determine the composition of the coatings and degradation products, to aid in identification and treatment of the issues associated with this degradation. Adverse interactions between materials were considered as well as degradation of individual layers. The analytical techniques used were cross-section analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and environmental scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy-dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (ESEM-EDS). Degradation was mainly noted in the epoxy resin coating layer and is explained by degradation mechanisms related to heat and light, particularly yellowing and blanching that occurs in the presence of UV radiation. Geese hung closer to the glass ceiling experienced greater deterioration overall, showing higher incidence of blanching and chalking. A difference in composition of the epoxy resin coating layer was also noted in the samples from the more degraded goose, indicating the addition of silica in this sample as compared to other samples. This could have contributed to the deterioration of this layer; further research would be necessary to determine the validity of these claims.
- Notes
- Thesis (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 2023
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Art objects - Conservation and restoration
- Art objects - Analysis
- Sculpture - Conservation and restoration
- Varnish and varnishing - Analysis
- Materials - Deterioration
- Objets d'art - Conservation et restauration
- Objets d'art - Analyse
- Sculpture - Conservation et restauration
- Vernis - Analyse
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- TA 418.74 H47 2023
- Clé
- 19926
- Collection
- Catalogue