Memories and stories

"It is recognized that statements such as these are presented to fit a personal view or agenda. Terry Barrett, in his text, Criticizing Photographs: An introduction to understanding images, describes that art theory has different approaches: by critics, by photographers, by historians, and by curators.
Here it is, of course, a view [...] by a conservator.
[...] The conservators start from an object-centered approach [and try] to reconcile with the image-centered visual culture approach.
Would Barrett consider adding “Theories and conservators” to his list?

The retouching techniques on dry plate negatives of Portuguese photography collections of the first half of the 20th century, 2022

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Starting from the Negative: images, gestures, and memories to be preserved

Starting with the negative is not going backwards. Is looking at the reverse side of images, at forgotten gestures, at the objects that sustain what we see. This blog was born from the practice of conservation and research into the history of photography, but it aims to be more than that: a space for reflection on memory, image, culture and identity.

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