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Abstract
This paper explores the current state of awareness and understanding of time-based art (TBA) in the Australasian cultural heritage sector using data gathered from a survey of 140 participants from across a range of professions, including conservation, registration, curatorial, library and archives management, installation and exhibition management, digital preservation and audience programming. The findings indicate the viewpoints of professionals who work in the cultural heritage sector on the development of TBA as a distinct specialisation within conservation, and advance discussions of cultural, institutional and structural barriers embedded in working cultures, practices and attitudes. This paper posits that the very nature of TBA requires a reassessment of traditional institutional roles and workflows, new types of technical knowledge and the development of a supportive network of practice.
Acknowledgements
The author would like to sincerely thank Art Gallery of New South Wales for their continued support to this research and ongoing commitment to development the specialisation of time-based art conservation in Australia.
Author Biography
Asti Sherring is senior time-based art conservator at The Art Gallery of New South Wales. Asti completed a Bachelor of Media Arts with honours from Sydney University in 2005. She completed a Post-Graduate Certificate in photographs conservation in 2011 and a Masters of Materials Conservation in 2012. Previously, Asti has worked as such notable institutions as The Biennale of Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art and The National Archives of Australia. Asti undertook a photographs conservation fellowship at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 2014. Asti is currently undertaking postgraduate research at the University of Canberra.