Hi Catarina, An interesting talk was given 2 years ago on wax sculpture conservation at AIC: AIC's 45th Annual Meeting: (Objects) New Technologies Applied to Re... <https://aics45thannualmeeting2017.sched.com/event/8xPe/objects-new-technologies-applied-to-restore-a-nineteenth-century-wax-medardo-rosso-sculpture>
You might also look into the work of Sharon Hecker (Writing - Sharon Hecker <http://sharonhecker.it/en/shwp/writing/>) There is a conference on wax modelling (https://www.waxmodelling.com/) which has featured several talks on wax object conservation previously, these can be found in the post-prints. Please get in touch directly and I can send you more details. ------------------------------ Lora Angelova Head of Conservation Research and Audience Development National Archives Richmond +44 (0) 7887 8150 ------------------------------ ------------------------------------------- Original Message: Sent: 10-23-2019 05:40 From: Catarina Carvão Subject: Conservation and restoration of wax sculptures Hello, My name is Catarina Carvão and I am a conservation student at the University NOVA of Lisbon. For my master thesis, I am studying a contemporary artwork composed of several sculptures made of wax. Unfortunately, due to an exposure to high temperature (c. 40º C) and light during their exhibition, some sculptures have loose their original shape, being now deformed. I am writing to know if someone knows of similar cases or has any experience with this kind of damage that could recommend a possible solution to recover the sculptures shape (for instance, by producing replicas). Also, I would like to share some thoughts with expertise in wax figures conservation in order to discuss this challenging case. I started to contact several wax museums but so far, I am not having any luck. Kind regards ------------------------------ Catarina Carvão Student University NOVA of Lisbon Lisbon Portugal ------------------------------ Reply to Sender : https://community.culturalheritage.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=481&SenderKey=9e4166e2-5504-45c6-8df3-95fd18b4dce8&MID=9416&MDATE=756%253e46547%253a&UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e Reply to Discussion : https://community.culturalheritage.org/eGroups/PostReply/?GroupId=481&MID=9416&MDATE=756%253e46547%253a&UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e You are subscribed to "Global Conservation Forum (ConsDistList)" as [email protected]. To change your subscriptions, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/preferences?section=Subscriptions&MDATE=756%253e46547%253a&UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e. To unsubscribe from this community discussion, go to http://community.culturalheritage.org/HigherLogic/eGroups/Unsubscribe.aspx?UserKey=d16eaa87-0f69-494b-9f2f-303dbc1222e1&sKey=fab9aa4f27a04c5d876e&GroupKey=757a8f16-505f-4323-8e74-e376757aa9f7.
