The Portable War Memorial by Edward Kienholz is an amazing example of an environment that combines both the ephemeral and physical qualities and allows us to study conservation and presentation processes through its intrinsic transitoriness. In this essay, Hanna Hölling focuses on the aspects of stabilisation of the plastics used in the manufacture of the Memorial and hints on issues of its musealisation.
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On the conservation of the environment The Portable War Memorial by Edward Kienholz
The Portable War Memorial by Edward Kienholz is an amazing example of an environment that combines both the ephemeral and physical qualities and allows us to study conservation and presentation processes through its intrinsic transitoriness. In this essay, Hanna Hölling focuses on the aspects of stabilisation of the plastics used in the manufacture of the Memorial and hints on issues of its musealisation.
The Portable War Memorial by Edward Kienholz is an amazing example of an environment that combines both the ephemeral and physical qualities and allows us to study conservation and presentation processes through its intrinsic transitoriness. In this essay, Hanna Hölling focuses on the aspects of stabilisation of the plastics used in the manufacture of the Memorial and hints on issues of its musealisation.