Name: Illumination of Material Culture Symposium (II)
Start: 2018-10-26T13:30:00-0700
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Illumination of Material Culture Symposium (II)
Friday 26th October 2018; Digital Heritage Congress 2018

1:30pm
Introduction (Graeme Earl, Ashira Loike, Carla Schroer and Anna Serotta)
This symposium provides a follow up to the two-day symposium with the same name organized at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in March 2017, that was supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and Cultural Heritage Imaging (CHI). see (https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/conservation-and-scientific-research/projects/rti- symposium)

1:40pm
A wish list for computational photography (Graeme Earl)
Since the first symposium I have been reflecting on the fascinating developments in the area of computational photography described there. In this very short talk I will identify three areas where I hope for translation and innovation in graphics and human computer interaction research.

1:45pm
Integrating Multispectral Imaging, Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI), and Photogrammetry for Archaeological Objects (Chantal Stein)
At the last symposium we showed how we combined RTI and photogrammetry to study tool marks on a marble fragment from Sardis. In this second case study we additionally combine MSI to study paint application on an Egyptian wood sarcophagus fragment, with some discussion about bias and object narratives.
[Presented via pre-recorded video]

2:00pm
Practical Applications for Integrating Spectral and 3D Revisited (E. Keats Webb)
This presentation will build on the work described in 2017 and provide an introduction to the author’s recent work on improved image-based 3D reconstruction. It focuses on wavelength and sharpness, and the use of a modified digital consumer camera as a scientific tool for conservation documentation.

2:15pm
When multiple lighting angles reflect on translucent stone surfaces: some issues for the MLR imaging technique (Hendrik Hameeuw & Vincent Vanweddingen)
Even for translucent and close to transparent stone objects Multi-Light Reflectance imaging methods produce good interactive datasets. Nonetheless, when the results are assessed in detail, issues on the correct estimations of the relief pop up. This presentation will discuss these issues.

2:30pm
Journeys between 3D and 2D (Mark Mudge)
This talk discusses 2D outputs from 3D data, and show Digital Elevation models from paintings, including the Diego Rivera mural gold leaf icons from Albania.

2:45pm
A New Web RTI Viewer for Collaborative Scholarship and Public Engagement (Taylor Bennett)
The University of Oxford's Departments of Archaeological Science, Computer Science, and the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents in the Faculty of Classics are collaborating with MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) to develop an open-source web-based viewer for Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) files. The Oxford web RTI viewer provides layers for drawing and annotation for collaborative scholarship, and allows recording the viewer settings, such as light angle and rendering parameters. The web RTI viewer is being developed as part of an effort to crowd-source the epigraphy of Roman stylus writing tablets from the 1st century AD that were discovered in London between 2010-2014.

3-3:30pm Coffee Break

3:30pm
Sharing Conservation research with the public at Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum (Sarah Barack, Jessica Walthew, Chris Gauthier, Adam Quinn and Nolan Hill)
Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum recently completed the conservation and technical study of an elaborate ormolu Surtout de Table (table centerpiece) made ca. 1805, designed by Pierre Philippe Thomire. The work is the centerpiece of the exhibition “Tablescapes” at Cooper Hewitt (October 2018- April 2019). Conservation treatment included an overall cleaning that revealed contrasts of matte and shiny surface textures which we documented with RTI. We also 3d laser scanned two of the components to compare their shapes more precisely, suspecting that one is a surmoulage (a replacement part cast off of an existing part, rather than using the original molds). We worked with Taylor Abscher at NYU's Laguardia studio and were able to scan the shiny reflective surfaces effectively without any temporary applied surface coating using the Faro Edge (a blue light laser scanner). In the gallery, a touchscreen digital kiosk allows visitors to learn more about the conservation work with a short video on the overall conservation treatment, produced by our in-house videographer. In addition, our digital developers created an interactive display with both the RTI files and the 3d scans. This project required collaboration for the successful dissemination of technical research. Collaborating with our digital and video teams, we are able to share conservation imaging research in the exhibition and we are working on the launch of a Conservation channel to showcase this work also in online formats.
[Presented via pre-recorded video]

3:45pm
The Digital Lab Notebook (Carla Schroer)
A lot has happened in the development of the DLN tools since the first symposium. This talk introduces the recently released beta tools and plans for additional development.

4:00pm
Recalibrating the museum: the digital/ physical repatriation of Te Hau-Ki-Turanga. (Brinker Ferguson)
3D imaging work at the Museum of New Zealand and indigenous data sovereignty.

4:15pm
Galvanizing Digital Preservation Using Crowdsourced, Community-Based Efforts in Endangered Regions (Scott Purdy)
Through recent efforts in Venezuela, Syria, and with Native American tribes throughout North America, the Arc/k Project demonstrates what can be achieved via remote teaching of local citizen scientists inside their own communities.

4:30-5:00pm
Discussion
Followed by planning of Illumination of Material Culture Symposium (III).

Moderators

Graeme Earl

Professor of Digital Humanities, King’s College London

Ashira Loike

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Carla Schroer

Director, Cultural Heritage Imaging

Carla Schroer is co-founder and director of Cultural Heritage Imaging (CHI) a non-profit corporation that develops and implements imaging technologies for cultural, historic and artistic heritage and scientific research. Carla leads the training programs at CHI along with working... Read More →

Anna Serotta

Associate Conservator, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Department of Objects Conservation

Anna Serotta is an Associate Conservator in Objects Conservation at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where she is primarily responsible for the Egyptian Art collection. She received her Master’s Degree in Art History and an Advanced Certificate in Art Conservation at the Institute... Read More →

Speaker

Taylor Bennett

DPhil Candidate in Archaeological Science, University of Oxford

Taylor Bennett is pursuing his DPhil in Archaeological Science at the University of Oxford, with a focus on computational and multispectral imaging of ancient documents. His research is applying Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) to the epigraphy of Roman stylus writing tablets... Read More →

Brinker Ferguson

Manager of the Digital Humanities and Social Engagement (DHSE) Cluster and Director of the Digital Cultural Heritage Lab, Dartmouth College

My interest in museums, digital media, and education stems from a need to understand how digital repositories and interactive media can connect disparate groups and foster connection and creativity on a whole. My passion is working with museum conservators to tell their (remarkable... Read More →

Hendrik Hameeuw

Advanced Imaging, KU Leuven

Hendrik Hameeuw is a specialist in technical and scientific imaging at the KU Leuven (Belgium). Graduated as an archaeologist (2003) and assyriologist (2002) Hendrik has participated in archaeological excavations in Syria for many years and has conducted imaging missions in Egypt... Read More →

Mark Mudge

President, Cultural Heritage Imaging

Mark Mudge is President and co-founder of Cultural Heritage Imaging (CHI) and the current Chairman of the Board of Directors. Since decades Mark has worked in 3D information capture environments and digital photography. Together with Tom Malzbender he is a co-inventor of the Highlight... Read More →

Scott Purdy

Director of Operations, The Arc/k Project

After seeing firsthand the amazing possibilities of photogrammetry, Scott has been honored to see The Arc/k Project grow as the need to preserve culture takes on an even more urgent tone. As the Director of Operations at Arc/k, he relishes the challenge of using his knowhow to bring... Read More →

Chantal Stein

Graduate Student – Institute of Fine Arts Fellow in Conservation, New York University

Chantal Stein is pursuing a joint Masters of Art in Art History and Masters of Science in Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works at the Conservation Center of the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. She is currently completing her fourth-year internship at the Brooklyn... Read More →

Vincent Vanweddingen

RMAH / KU Leuven

Vincent Vanweddingen is a scientific collaborator at RMAH - KU Leuven (Belgium).Graduated in 2013 as an electrical engineer, Vincent started working in the computer vision group of ESAT, KU Leuven. He has worked on several 3D reconstruction techniques (Structure from Motion, Structured... Read More →

Jessica Walthew

Conservator, Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum

Jessica Walthew is an objects conservator at Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. She holds an MA in Art History and Archaeology with advanced certificate in Conservation from NYU's Institute of Fine Arts, Conservation Center. Her research and teaching interests include history... Read More →

Keats Webb

Digital Imaging Specialist, Museum Conservation Institute, Smithsonian Institution

E. Keats Webb is an imaging scientist at the Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute (MCI). Her recent research has been investigating the optimization of spectral and 3D imaging for cultural heritage documentation using consumer imaging systems. Her work at MCI includes using... Read More →

Friday October 26, 2018 1:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Museo Italo Americano @ Bldg C, Ft Mason Ctr Landmark Building C, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123, USA

Panels & Roundtables

Heritage Theme Museums & Collections (Movable), Libraries & Archives (Documentary)

Attendees (46)