The main themes of the PHC include the concepts of history, technology, usage and conservation of plastics heritage. The Programme Committee (PC) suggests the following (non-exhaustive) themes, e.g.:
- Plastics history (historic polymeric materials [Hipoms], manufacturing, engineering, companies)
- Plastics heritage (Hipoms in art, design, everyday use, fashion, technical objects, architecture)
- Collecting plastics artefacts (museums and private collections)
- Plastics and emotions (impact on consumers, aesthetics, design, advertising)
- Conservation of plastics artefacts (preventive conservation, materials characterisation, degradation, instrumental analysis, restoration)
- Impact of plastics on society (material culture, evolution of industrial sectors, uses and customs, sustainability, environmental issue, conflicts)
- Biopolymers and future developments
- Documentation and reproduction (archives, data bases, digital scanning, 3D-printing etc.)
- Training and legislation regarding plastics heritage
The final programme will be released on September 30th 2022.
Monday, 17 October 2022
| 08:00 | Registration opening | |||
| 09:00-09:30 | Opening Session: Honorary CommitteeOpening Session: Honorary Committee (G. Cassese, M.P. Incutti, R. Paliotto, R. Marchese, R. Lori, G. Russo Krauss, B. Balbi, A. Tecce, S. Poser) | |||
| 09:30-09:50 | Introduction: Alice Hansen, OC-Chair | |||
| Hipom’s History | ||||
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| K1 | 09:50-10:20 | Günter Lattermann (chair): "Noble Artificial Resins" – the coulourful, cast relatives of compression moulding phenol formaldehyde resins | ||
| O1 | 10:20-10:40 | Elena Baum: The mystery of memorial medallions from the collections of the Polytechnic Museum (Moscow): to the history of one attribution | ||
| O2 | 10:40-11:00 | Michela Varoli: Thermoforming as artistic technique between the Sixties and Seventies | ||
| 11:00-11:15 | Collective discussion | |||
| 11:15-11:45 | Coffee Break | |||
| Hipom’s Heritage | ||||
| K2 | 11:45-12:15 | Elisa Storace (chair): Visual communications in the promotion of Kartell products: the work of Centrokappa | ||
| O3 | 12:15-12:35 | Maria Lörzel: “It’s just plastics” – Challenges preserving plastics in active use in build heritage | ||
| 04 | 12:35-12:55 | Mareike Stöber: Constructions in concrete – models in plastic. Measurement models made of GRP in the planning process of the shell builder Ulrich Müther. | ||
| 12:55-13:10 | Collective discussion | |||
| 13:10-14:20 | Lunch at Hotel Costantinopoli | |||
| Hipoms in Design, Art | ||||
| K3 | 14:20-14:50 | Jake Kaner (chair): The challenge of using historic casein plastic as a material for contemporary design. | ||
| O5 | 14:50-15:10 | Luisa Mensi: Intervista con la materia by Enrico Prampolini, 1930. Oil, gloss household paint, sponge, cork and Galalith on board | ||
| K4 | 15:10-15:40 | Heinz Stahlhut: Plastic as art material | ||
| O6 | 15:40-16:00 | Chiara Schiarpitti: Making bioplastics in a deep ecology dimension. | ||
| 16:00-16:20 | Collective discussion | |||
| 16:20-17:05 | Poster flash presentation: posters 1-9; 11-15 | |||
| 17:05-18:00 |
All Authors at Posters 1-29,
Coffee Break |
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| 19:30 | Cocktail at Hotel Costantinopoli | |||
Tuesday, 18 October 2022
| Hipoms in Conservation Science | ||
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| K5 | 09:00-09:30 |
Maria João Melo (chair):
Cellulose nitrate and cellulose acetate in cultural heritage: a technological breakthrough for its sustainable preservation |
| O7 | 09:30-09:50 |
Christina Elsässer: Assessment of the effectiveness of cool, cold, and frozen storage conditions for celluloid 3D objects through chemical analysis |
| O8 | 09:50-10:10 |
Anna Micheluz: Protective or degradative? Assesment of the effectiveness of sorbent materials for the conservation of historical cellulose nitrate objects |
| O9 | 10:10-10:30 |
Isabella del Gaudio: The problem of identifying rubber materials in conservation |
| 10:30-10:50 | Collective discussion | |
| 10:50-11:20 | Coffee Break | |
| O10 | 11:20-11:40 |
Francesca Modugno: Modern heritage textiles: a multianalytical approach to investigate composition and degradation processes of synthetic high-fashion textiles from the Nanni Strada Design Studio archives |
| O11 | 11.40-12:00 |
Massimo Lazzari: Plastic degradation in artworks: from traditional assessment to the application of surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) |
| O12 | 12:00-12:20 |
Dominque Scalarone: Letraset dry transfer lettering: chemical characterization of a complex material |
| 12:20-12:40 | Collective discussion | |
| 12:50-14:20 | Lunch at Hotel Costantinopoli | |
| K6 | 14.20-14:50 |
Suzan de Groot, Margrit Reuss: Identifying the world of plastics in the collection of the Tropenmuseum / National Museum of World Cultures in Amsterdam |
| O14 | 14:50-15:10 |
Francesca Sabatini: A thermal analytical study on LEGO® bricks for investigating properties and light-stability of ABS |
| O15 | 15:10-15:30 |
Andrea Macchia: Mattel’s Barbie: investigation of a symbol. Analysis of polymeric matrices and degradation phenomena of sixteen dolls. |
| O16 | 15:30-15:50 |
Ileana Longobardi: Removal of altered paint on a contemporary work in polyurethane foam: the restoration of the Plart Foundation’s Capitello chair |
| 15:50-16:00 | Collective discussion | |
| 16:00-16:50 | Poster flash presentation: Posters 10; 16–29 | |
| 16:50-17:30 |
All Authors at Posters 1-29,
Coffee Break |
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| 18:00-18:45 | Visit to the Plart Collection Showing of All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic (pre-booking required) Group 1 + 2 | |
| 18:45-19:30 | Visit to the Plart Collection Showing of All Things Bakelite: The Age of Plastic (pre-booking required) Group 3 + 4 | |
| 20:00 | Congress Dinner (pre-booking) at Restaurant Zi Teresa, Borgo Marinari | |
Wednesday, 19 October 2022
| Hipoms in Applied Preservation/Restoration | ||
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| K7 | 09:00-09:30 |
Brenda Keneghan (chair): Plastics in Collections: A Personal Journey |
| O17 | 09:30-09:50 |
Stefani Kavda: Conserving everyday objects made of plastic |
| O18 | 09:50-10:10 |
Ilaria Saccani: The project Stories of Plastics: Case history, care and divulgation. Conservation strategies for plastic objects from museum and archive collections and divulgation of the relative socio-cultural value through target-oriented and transversal initiatives. |
| O19 | 10:10-10:30 |
Maria Giovanna Pastore Carbone: Preventing colour fading in artworks with graphene membranes |
| 10:30-10:55 | Collective discussion | |
| 10:50-11:40 | Coffee Break | |
| O21 | 11.40-12:00 |
Vitězslav Knotek: Assessment of Influence of Disinfectants on Motion Picture Film |
| O22 | 12:00-12:20 |
Luigi Campanella: Photoelectrochemical Monitoring of Plastic Artefacts |
| O23 | 12:20-12:40 |
Alma Ortolan: The conservation of a rubber lifeboat from WWII |
| 12:40-13:00 | Collective discussion | |
| 13:00-14:20 | Lunch at Hotel Costantinopoli | |
| Hipoms in Museums, Collections | ||
| K8 | 14.20-14:50 |
Silvia Garcia Fernandez-Villa (chair): Culture and Plastic: A journey through 20th-century art |
| O24 | 14:50-15:10 |
Melissa David: The Hoehme Archive: unraveling the potential of an artist’s materials collection for technological study and conservation |
| O25 | 15:10-15:30 |
Virginia Camela: Beach finds, or the contemporary archeology of plastic materials |
| O26 | 15:30-15:50 |
Kirsten Hardie: Flocked surfaces – the appeal and feel of tiny synthetic fibres |
| 15:50-16:05 | Collective discussion | |
| 16:05-16:10 | Congress Summary: Jake Kaner | |
| 16:10-16:25 | Poster Ceremony: Kartell Museo Award | |
| 16:25-16:40 | Closing Session: Honorary Committee (G. Cassese, L. Nicolais, L. Campanella) | |
| 16:40-17:10 | Farewell Coffee | |
| 17:30-19:30 | Guided Tours (Reservation required) | |
| 17:30-19:15 | PHEA Meeting (on special invitation), venue Hotel Costantinopoli 104 | |
| 19:30 | Cocktails at Made in Cloister, Church of Santa Caterina in Formiello | |
posters
• Poster flash presentations at Monday or Tuesday will be 3 mins, with 3 PP max. each.
• The posters are on display during the whole congress.
• Mandatory authors’ presence during the two “All Posters’ Presentation Times”.
| Hipom’s Heritage | ||
|---|---|---|
| P1 | Thais Biazoli de Olivera | Letraset® and the history of transfer lettering |
| P2 | Alma Ortolan | Petroleum Industry Heritage: Handmade 3-Dimensional Polymeric Models |
| P3 | Valentina Mombrini | Study and restoration experiences during the Conservation of plastic materials Course organized by the Aldo Galli Fine Arts Academy at the ADI Design Museum |
| Hipoms in Museums, Collections | ||
| P4 | Cristina Bargna | The signs of wear and tear: How can we face the inevitable loss of plastic design heritage? |
| P5 | Marco Calvi | Celluloid glasses collections of Museo dell’Occhiale (Italy): the current state of degradation |
| P6 | Serena Francone | The collection of plastic heritage at the Museo delle Civiltà in Rome: bear witness to the immaterial |
| Hipoms in Conservation Science | ||
| P7 | Lucrezia Barchi | Investigation of emitted VOCs from museums display cases: a potential tool for plastics heritage conservation. |
| P8 | Natalia Macro | The slow transition from transmission FTIR to non-invasive analysis |
| P9 | Luise Garner | Identification of synthetic fibers in historic garments using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy |
| P10 | Silvia Garcia Fernandez-Villa | Affordable tests for the identification of film collections: a practical approach |
| P11 | Sabrina Samela | Quantification of the degree of substitution of cellulose acetate using a handheld Raman spectrometer |
| P12 | Claudia Sensini | Treating transparent plastics |
| P13 | Hannah Cenusa | Pesky Plastics: Investigating additive treatments for historic polyvinyl chloride and polyurethane objects in collections |
| P14 | Valentina Pintus | Towards the understanding of PVC and minced mutton meat ageing behavior in an Artwork by Dieter Roth |
| P15 | Jiří Brožek | Evaluation of degradation of PVC book covers |
| P16 | Jitka Neoralová | Identification of plastics used in bookbinding |
| P17 | Eva Mariasole Angelin | Plastics in computer heritage: investigation of Apple iBooks G3 Clamshell containing colored polyurethane elastomers |
| P18 | Irene Bargagli | An analytical non-invasive approach for studying the surface and sub-surfaces alteration of ABS based objects of cultural heritage |
| P19 | Francesca Modugno | Aerospace technology as part of our heritage: characterization of aircraft materials and study of their degradation processes by analytical pyrolysis |
| Hipoms in Applied Preservation/Restauration | ||
| P20 | Alexandra Papis | Artificial leather on the travel suitcases from the 1st half of the XX century |
| P21 | Livia Marinelli | Dealing with latex casts. The installation of Jorge Otero Pailos and its conservation issues |
| P22 | Barbora Mašek Benetková | The Impact of selected disinfectants on collodion light-sensitive layer |
| P23 | Maja Subic | PVCare project: Preventive conservation of historical poly(vinyl chloride) |
| P24 | Alessandra Bassi | Evocative surfaces: the painted transparency of Beverly Barkat. Conservation treatment and methodology on PVC fractures |
| P25 | Eleonora Cervelli | Studying and conserving an artwork made of thermoformed poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) sheets: the case of “Idrologia” (1968) by Emilio Villa, Silvio Craia, and Giorgio Cegna |
| P26 | Barbara Intiso | Graduation thesis based on restoration of polymethyl-methacrylate sculpture “struttura” (1968) made by Franco Cannilla |
| P27 | Simona Morales | Plastics in fashion collections. The contemporary designs of Cinzia Ruggeri: conservation issues and treatment approach of a multi-media collection |
| P28 | Julia Sawitzki | Robotic objects – material analysis and its impact on exhibition design and preventive conservation |
| P29 | Sara Russo | Gianni Colombo's polystyrene sculptures - The strutturazione acentrica series |