Workshop on Understanding Asian Papers and their Applications in Paper
Conservation
Instructor: Minah Song, independent paper conservator
www.minahsongstudio.com
Date: July 11th - 13th (Tue - Thu) - 3 days
Place: The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB
Enrollment limit : 12
Registration fee: 470 GBP or 560 EUR (materials included)
This three-day intensive workshop is designed to provide both emerging and
established conservation professionals with the theoretical and practical
foundation for understanding Asian papers and their applications in paper
conservation. The workshop consists primarily of hands-on activities with a
lecture, group discussions and examinations of various Asian papers.
Participants will familiarize themselves with history and characteristics
of Chinese, Korean and Japanese papermaking, including an overview of
contemporary Asian paper production. Each participant will be presented
with a set of different paper samples and will study the papers first hand
and examine the fibers, sheet formation, alkali content and the results of
different manufacturing processes and drying methods. Different Asian paper
fibres will be compared with the help of microscopic images.
In a practical session, participants will make small-sized paper samples
using simple tools with paper mulberry fibres and formation aid. They will
also use cotton fibers as a comparison. Participants will make modern
equivalent of drying board (karibari) using a honeycomb board and mulberry
paper.
Participants will study and share details of various methods of repair and
lining techniques using different Asian papers, depending on their
opaqueness, texture, and strength, appropriate for specific objects. For
example, participants will try double-sided lining with thin mulberry
tissue, drying a lined object on a drying board, and making re-moistenable
tissue with different adhesives. Useful tips in toning techniques with
acrylic paints for mulberry paper will be discussed.
For further details and online registration see:
www.minahsong.com/workshop
Contact the instructor : [email protected]
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