With the aim to give a fillip to the ongoing efforts to preserve the history and priceless memories and to create awareness on Photo preservation, conservation and restoration, The Goa Centre for Alternative Photography (Goa CAP) and Goa – Chitra, Goa, has initiated the ‘Historical Photo Restoration Week’ to promote public education and awareness on conservation, restoration and preservation of the historical photographs to protect our vast visual heritage.
The programme would begin on January 27th, 2014 in Mumbai and conclude on February 3rd, 2014 in Goa. With the prime focus on preserving the rich visual leagacy of the country, the initiative encompasses four areas of action and dialogue. This comprises: - A Workshop on Photography Conservation will be convened both in Goa on 1st and 2nd February 2014 (Saturday and Sunday) - Introduction to Family Photographs and ways to preserve them - Talk show on 31st January 2014 (Friday) - An Open House and a Portfolio Consultation Day will be held both in Goa on 3rd February 2014 (Monday) The expert consultation and advice on the protection and restoration of damaged photographs and of photo albums would be provided at no extra cost to the general public attending the event. The visiting expert for this first edition of HPRweek is *Ms Gisela Harich*, Head of the Center for Photo Restoration and Photo Research, Berlin. We have also invited Goan expert *Ms. Savia Viegas* to present her research on family photographs and albums. This weeklong event is being organized in collaboration with the CSMVS Museum Art Conservation Centre and supported by the Goethe institute/Max Mueller Bhavan, and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. Media Foundation of India (MFI) and Kahani designs are the Mumbai partners for this event. A fair portion of India's rich history and heritage has been documented through photographs. In many cases, photos are the only link that we have to the past and the only thing preserving the memory of what once existed. It could be about a family, a wedding, pleasure excursion or some research and documentation. The images are long-term memoirs that we aspire to treasure for the present as well as for future generations. Today, a vast amount of this photo-documentation in India is on the verge of getting damaged and irretrievably lost. Inappropriate storage, handling, display and climatic conditions are some of the basic reasons for the deterioration of photographs. In this backdrop the ‘Historical Photo Restoration week’ is being organized to promote public education and awareness on conservation, restoration and preservation of the historical photographs to protect our vast visual heritage. *For more information about the Historical Photo Restoration Week, 2014 please visit www.hprweek.org <http://www.hprweek.org/> * -- *Historical Photo Restoration Week, 2014* Symposium | Workshop | Talk Show | Open Consultation Day www.hprweek.org ------ *Goa Center for Alternative Photography (Goa-CAP)*, House No. E2 / 268, Dongorpur (Royal Village), Near St. Alex Church, Calangute, Goa, India. www.goa-cap.com
