Patcharaporn Niamsoi, conservator, left and Chiraporn Aranyanark, an art conservation specialist at the SAC Conservation Lab. Photos: Varuth Hirunyatheb
Conservator Patcharaporn Niamsoi examines the condition of a painting that was damaged due to shrapnel from a chemical plant explosion in Beirut, Lebanon. The artwork had been sent to the SAC Conservation Lab at SAC Gallery for treatment.
“When a conservator receives a piece for treatment, she/he must examine it in detail and assess the condition. The canvas of the painting from Beirut was torn and glass fragments and shrapnel were stuck in the canvas. I worked with another conservator to clean the dust and layers of colours from back to front and we bound the torn spaces of the canvas by using thread and glue. However, we repaired only…
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