BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Events Booking BEGIN:VEVENT UID:69fdfa155ac90 SUMMARY:Call for proposals open! - The age of photographs. 50 years of imag e preservation. DESCRIPTION:rom the moment they were introduced\, photographs were seen as fragile objects and their instability soon attracted the attention of scie ntists and photographers. During the industrial revolution\, manufacturers took up the challenge of developing sensitive surfaces\; and by the end o f the 20th \;century\, conservation institutes were conducting their o wn research into the conservation of this new heritage object. \;The u se of photography in a wide variety of processes\, and its materialization on different media\, raises many questions about the characteristics of o bjects and their preservation\, at a time when the need for green transiti on is forcing us to open up new research paths into the conservation of cu ltural heritage artefacts. Therefore\, photography is now facing technical \, scientific\, ecological\, and societal challenges. This symposium inten ds to build a narrative of 50 years of research into the preservation of p hotographic heritage\, while taking part in the development of a forward-l ooking approach to these new conservation challenges. It is aimed at con servation scientists\, curators\, collection managers\, conservators of ph otographs and photography historians. \;It is part of the French Minis try of Culture's bicentennial celebration of photography\, which is taking place in 2026-2027. \;The conference languages are French and English \, and simultaneous interpretation will be provided. The program is stru ctured into three sessions. The first one seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of the evolution of concerns regarding the materiality of photog raphs. The goal is at the same time to enhance our knowledge of the collec tions and to understand the objects themselves\, with the aim to improve t heir conservation. The second session will explore the evolution of conser vation practices with a focus on the consideration of the objects’ degra dation as a component of their historical significance. Preventive and rem edial conservation as well as restoration will be studied in terms of meth odological differences\, particularly at international level. \;The th ird prospective session will examine considerations relating to the ways i n which photographs are acquired and exhibited. The conservation and exhib ition conditions will be discussed from the first official recommendation of the 1980s\, till the recent reassessment in the context of ecological t ransition. We invite the whole community to submit contributions (*) in French or English before January 15\, 2026\, either for: - an oral commu nication\, the content of which should explore the recent history of photo graph preservation or its future prospects - a poster presentation that focuses on a more specific research topic\, in line with one of the above- mentioned themes. We recommend that you register as soon as possible. Weitere Informationen findet ihr unter folgendem Link:Le temps des épreuv es. 50 ans de préservation des photographies - Sciencesconf.org DTSTART:20261110T230000Z DTEND:20261110T230000Z DTSTAMP:20251218T140950Z ORGANIZER;CN=ÖRV:MAILTO:office@orv.at END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR