Why We Are Recoloring Dead Birds (BECOMING ARTSY 304)
Take a peek behind the scenes in this new episode of Becoming Artsy! Jessie brings her camera into a makeshift photography studio, where Getty scientists are recoloring dead birds using precise LED lighting technology. Discover how recoloring feathers with lights might help conserve cultural heritage objects and what the team may do with this knowledge in the future!
Full research team includes:
Vincent Beltran, Getty Conservation Institute
Ellen Pearlstein, UCLA
Adam Foster, Academy Film Archive
Kirsten Opstad, Lighting Designer
Jennifer McGough, Conservation Fellow, Penn Museum
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