A multidisciplinary approach to the alteration, changeability and conservation of Soares dos Reis' geomaterial sculpture: breaking down barriers in museum paradigms and creating value in changing societies through culture
Heritage and Conservation-Restoration
- Typology: Research and Development. The project also includes the international partnerships of the Rodin and Camille Claudel Museums (France) and the National Gallery of Modern Art - Rome (Italy). Project reference: PTDC/ART-OUT/31304/2017. Funding: 197K
- Duration: 36 months (june of 2018 to october de 2021) · Completed.
- Participating institutions: CITAR (UCP), Universidade de Aveiro and Universidade do Minho.
- Partner institutions: Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis (Museus e Monumentos E.P)
- Research outputs at Ciência UCP.
Abstract
Geo was a multidisciplinary project which aimed to fill a gap in scientific and technological knowledge regarding the material, conservative and symbolic components of 19th-century geomaterial sculpture, in museum and outdoor contexts through the study of 35 sculptures by António Soares dos Reis (1847-1889). GEO-SR responds to this main motto through the material characterization of marble, granite, plaster and clay sculptures, mainly belonging to the National Museum of Soares dos Reis, Porto, Portugal and by the innovative and sustainable experimentation of portable non-invasive analytical techniques used traditionally in the diagnosis of building anomalies (radiography, thermography and UPV). These techniques allowed to define parameters of degradation and fragility of sculptural objects, comparing the degree of decay in materials, in indoor environments.
The gathered information will be applied towards the elaboration of in the elaboration of innovative, portable, non-invasive and more affordable evaluation methods, having in mind the redefinition new protocols for the conservation, exhibition, storage, handling, security and transportation of geomaterial sculpture.
Main Researcher
PI - Eduarda Vieira (CITAR)
Reaserch Team
Salomé Carvalho (Co-PI) (CITAR/ M.M.E.P.); José Guilherme Abreu (CITAR); Rui Bordalo (CITAR); João Coroado (UA), Fernando Rocha (UA); António Mário Almeida (UM); Mário Pereira (UM)
+ Info at Ciência UCP.
