CONSERVATION OF FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS.
LAURA COVARSI


Duration: 1 day
Dates: March 2
Hours: Saturday from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Spots: 12
Registration: €90


Introduction

What would happen if we lost all the images we have of our parents, grandparents and great-grandparents? What family ties would be lost? Would we lose the memory of the places where our ancestors lived? Will we forget what the cities, the houses, the landscapes were like? What did they work on, what did they do in their free time? Will we forget our history?

Because we are lucky to have a very rich heritage stored in our homes, we have the duty and need to protect and preserve it, so that our generation and those to come can enjoy it, share it and investigate it.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP

This practical workshop is designed for all types of audiences, of any age and with any training, interested in preserving their family images and photo albums. 

During the workshop we will see different aspects of photo conservation applied to the domestic environment: 

  • We will learn about the history of photography through collectibles from the 19th century until now. 

  • We will learn to choose the materials that will best preserve our photos

  • We will see simple ways to organize our photographic files 

  • We will practice techniques to easily digitize our photographs and negatives and thus store and share them.

  • We'll see popular photo archive projects elsewhere 

This workshop will be a nice way to share part of our history and our heritage, where we will learn to value and protect it. 

This can be the starting point for citizen collaboration projects for the recovery of our photographic heritage. 

Laura Covarsí is a conservator-restorer of photographic heritage, art historian and photographer, trained at the Escola Politécnica de Tomar (Portugal), University of Salamanca and Escuela Superior de Artes de Huesca.  Formed with conservators-restaurateurs such as Luis Pavão (PT), Debra Hess Norris (USA), Rosina Herrera (ES), ICON-PG (UK). 

Since 2015 he has worked for public and private collections. In 2017 and 2019 she worked as a conservator-restorer of photographic materials at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In Spain he has collaborated with centers such as the Barcelona Maritime Museum, Mapfre Foundation, Barcelona Provincial Council, Arxiu Comarcal de la Garrotxa, Barcelona City Council, and Badajoz Provincial Council.

She is a professor of the Master of Conservation and Restoration of Photography at the Escola Superior de Conservació i Restauració de Béns Culturals de Catalunya (ESCRBCC). He has also taught courses at the Institut de Estudis Fotogràfics de Catalunya, San Telmo Museum in San Sebastián and the Valencian Institute of Public Administration.