Emerging institutional models and notions of expertise for the conservation of time-based media works of art

Abstract

This paper describes four institutional models that have emerged in response to the conservation of time-based media works of art and outlines the key ideas and questions which frame this emerging area of conservation. The paper looks at the way in which conservators explore the significance of the medium, attitudes to change, questions of obsolescence and the impact of the how the artist conceives of their practice on the conservation of these works as they enter the museum. In addressing the conservation of time-based media works of art, this paper highlights the variety of knowledge and expertise required ; expertise that is embodied in a network of people who support these works both inside and outside the museum. The author concludes by suggesting that developing and maintaining these networks has become an essential part of the time-based media conservator’s role.

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