While some of you may have seen the sneak preview at the recent AIC conference in Minneapolis (many thanks to my fellow MFT-IDG officers @JP Brown and @Cindy Connelly Ryan!), I'm thrilled to finally share our animation about the microfading tester or MFT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qc3bSTldOc
This project was a collaborative effort with talented artist Alex Brown from The Disruption Society and the Getty's Jessie Hendricks who shared her mellifluous narration, as well as a host of other generous contributors.
Drawing inspiration from fond memories of Schoolhouse Rock!, we wanted to use animation as a fun and accessible way of "illuminating" the motivations behind the MFT, how the technique works, and its potential impact on exhibition development and lighting policy. We would also like the video to invite further discussion about MFT at cultural heritage institutions and via our MFT-IDG online community.
We hope you find this animation to be a useful communication tool that helps bridge between the various disciplines involved in collection care. And please feel free to share with your colleagues!
Vincent Laudato Beltran (MFT-IDG Chair, Getty Conservation Institute)
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