Lasers for Art's Sake
OPTO-CH 2019 meets POLITEIA II
Laser technologies in Cultural Heritage analysis, diagnosis and conservation
02-06June 2019
IESL-FORTH, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
Join us for an exciting journey to Crete to become acquainted with the latest developments on non-invasive optical technologies and explore their field applications in Cultural Heritage research and conservation with emphasis to resilience against climate events
AIMS AND CONTENT
The aim of the OPTO-CH 2019 summer course is in two-folds:
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to introduce participants to applications of advanced laser-based technologies in Heritage Science (HS),
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to inform them on the latest developments of the National KRIPIS II project POLITEIA II (Advanced analytical, diagnostic, surveying and documentation technologies in Cultural Heritage, MIS 5002478) as regards the multidisciplinary research performed at FORTH related to Heritage Science.
Lectures from experts on modern laser diagnostic and analytical techniques, as well as on laser cleaning methodologies will be combined with practical demonstrations and laboratory hands-on sessions. In parallel, experts of FORTH researching on a wide range of heritage disciplines (i.e. Geophysical – Satellite Remote Sensing and Archaeo-environment, ArchaeoDNA, Cultural Informatics etc.) will present their work within the interdisciplinary concept of POLITEIA II.
The OPTO-CH 2019 summer course will conclude with field experiments on-site at a selected monument in Crete in order to demonstrate the applicability of the techniques in practice.
TIME-LINE:
Application deadline: April 14, 2019
Notice of acceptance: April 15, 2019
OPTO-CH 2019 POLITEIA II summer course: June 03-07, 2019
WORKSHOP SERIES OUTLINE:
The lectures will introduce participants to the cultural background and conservation environment of the Eastern Mediterranean, and Crete in particular, and to the general concepts and principles of operation of each laser-based technique with emphasis on their analytical and diagnostic potential and applications. Selected examples and case studies will be thoroughly analysed to illustrate how optical technologies can be used in CH research and conservation.
The OPTO-CH 2019 summer course will conclude with a field tests and experiments on-site at a selected monument in Crete in order to demonstrate the applicability of the techniques in practice.
T O P I C S
A. LECTURES ON LASER ANALYSIS AND CONSERVATION:
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Materials analysis with Optical Spectroscopy (LIBS, Raman, Diffuse Reflectance)
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Optical coherence metrology for structural diagnosis
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Imaging and mapping; multispectral, photoacoustic and THz
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Laser cleaning principles and methodologies
B. POLITEIA II LECTURES:
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The POLITEIA II project concept and vision
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Digital documentation of ArchaeoLandscapes
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Analytical methods for ArchaeoBioMaterials
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The DIAGNOSIS and POLYGNOSIS platform and Knowledge Base
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Novel techniques for the study of climatic change on monuments
C. SPECIAL LECTURE:
Delighted to announce the OPTO-CH 2019 POLITEIA II special event, which will take place on Tuesday 4th of June at 18.00 at FORTH premises
Our invited speakers Dr. Susan C. Ferrence and Dr. Alessandra Giumlia-Mair will present their work on “Precious Metal Objects from the Minoan Cemetery of Petras: Luxury and Magic”
FIELD TRIP:
On 06 June 2019, on-site demos and field tests will take place at the rural Byzantine Church of St Mary’s Presentation at Fodele village.
PARTICIPANTS:
Maximum number of participants: 20
The workshop concept relies on a) strong and effective interaction between participants and instructors and b) detailed practical demonstration and hands-on sessions. Therefore participants will be organized in four (4) groups of five (5).
Participants will be selected on the basis of their merit and background.
COST:
The course fee is covered by the National Programme KRIPIS, research project POLITEIA II (MIS 5002478).
Travel, accommodation or subsistence expenses should be covered by the participants.
LANGUAGE:
English
COURSE DETAILS:
Optical technologies offer unique prospects as regards conservation and diagnostics in Cultural Heritage, yet their use in real-life conservation treatments is rather sporadic and far from routine, despite a number of brilliant applications, for example the Athens Acropolis conservation campaigns. Among the main reasons for the rare use of lasers in conservation practice is the lack of training opportunities.
The OPTO-CH series of summer courses have as main goal to present advanced optical technologies in Cultural Heritage (CH) science and conservation to scientists and young conservation professionals within a training setting that will combine lectures from experts with practical hands-on experimental sessions that will enable participants to get a real feeling on how to use a number of advanced optical tools for analysis and characterisation of materials and surfaces.
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Group photo of the OPTO-CH 2019 meets POLITEIA II summer school,
02-06 June 2019
Dear friends,
We would like to extend our sincere thanks to all of you for your active participation in OPTO-CH 2019 POLITEIA II Summer Course “Laser technologies in Cultural Heritage analysis, diagnosis and conservation”.
We are indeed very happy that you have been with us at Heraklion and hope that you found the summer course to have fulfilled its objectives, namely, to introduce the latest developments and achievements in the field, to give a real feeling on how a number of laser-based analytical and conservation tools may be used in research and practice, as well as to inform on the latest developments of the National KRIPIS II project POLITEIA II (Advanced analytical, diagnostic, surveying and documentation technologies in Cultural Heritage, MIS 5002478) as regards the multidisciplinary research performed at FORTH related to Heritage Science. We do also hope that you found useful the field tests and experiments that were performed on site at the rural Byzantine Church of St Mary’s Presentation at Fodele village, on the last day of the summer course.
We are also grateful to our visiting lecturer Alberto de Tagle as well as the POLITEIA II colleagues from the FORTH’s Institutes: N. Psonis (Ancient DNA Laboratory, IMBB-FORTH), G. Alexandrakis (Coastal & Marine Research Laboratory, IACM-FORTH), Ch. Bekiari, K. Petrakis (Centre for Cultural Informatics, ICS-FORTH) for enhancing the overall impact of the workshop with their excellent and high-level presentations.
A special thanks goes also to all the scientists and students that performed in-situ measurements and demos at the Byzantine Church of St Mary’s Presentation at Fodele: K. Hatzigiannakis and K. Melessanaki for Optical Imaging, P. Siozos, I. Malegiannaki, S. Sotiropoulou for Diffuse Reflectance, M. Andrianakis for Holographic Interferometry and K. Petrakis, E. Paterakis for the presentation of the “Diagnosis” and “Polygnosis” platforms on behalf of ICS-FORTH.
Last but not least we would like to thank all the IESL-FORTH lecturers, technical and administrative personnel and students for participating to this summer course.
Once again thank you for your participation and keep in touch!
The OPTO-CH 2019 POLITEIA II organising committee,
