Re: [Frameworks] Vinegar syndrome?

[Ed Inman]

My only (admittedly unscientific) observation is that VS is very unpredictable. Sometimes a film will smell of vinegar for years or even decades and not warp a bit. Other times it's almost here today, gone tomorrow (which is to say the decay happens very rapidly). Still other times only a portion, say a few hundred feet, of a film will get VS and the rest will be fine. Sometimes you'll dig a film out of an attic or barn and it will be fine while others stored in climate controlled conditions will be unplayable. Certainly good storage practices are important, but I also think VS also has much to do with how the film was originally manufactured and processed--conditions generally beyond the control of a film collector or archivist.  All I know for sure is that it's very frustrating to see a film you love go bad. Ed -----Original Message----- From: eliza levinson Sent: Dec 17, 2019 6:25 AM To: frameworks@jonasmekasfilms.com Subject: [Frameworks] Vinegar syndrome? Hi, dear Frameworks friends ~  I'm lucky enough to know some of you personally (hi, Microscope! hi, EPFC!), but in case I don't, I'm a Berlin-based artist and writer with a big love for analog film. I'm working on a series (both visual and text-based) for a zine this January where the theme is "vinegar," so, naturally, I'm writing about vinegar syndrome. The piece will combine around 500 words on the subject with 6-8 hi-res images of some nice deteriorating film. I'm writing to ask:  • does anyone have digitized films available online which demonstrate vinegar syndrome, which you might be interested in contributing to being featured in this piece in the form of stills? You will be credited! • does anyone have thoughts or feelings about vinegar syndrome they might want to share, that could be included in the piece?  Thanks so much! Have a nice day, Eliza

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