{jcomments on}Parallel session
Title
Coordinates and Plans: Geodetic Measurement of Installation Art
Type
workshop
Date, time
Wednesday 9th June, 15:00-17:00
Organisation
Maike Grün, conservator
Doerner Institut, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
Guest
Thomas Weber, surveyor
Technische Universität München, Chair of Geodesy
Description
Installation artworks as well as environments and multipartite sculptures usually consist of several objects; their spatial arrangement has a decisive influence on the effect and the significance of the artwork. The objects are often arranged by the artist, and therefore this arrangement is an integral part of the artwork.
Over the past few years, we have been geodetically surveying installation artworks in our collection using various methods that include tachymetry, photogrammetry and laser scanning. This has resulted in a number of documents such as floor plans and different views of the particular installation artwork. The primary objective of these measurements is to obtain spatial documentation of the artwork. The survey plans can also be used as an accurate basis for reinstallation.
In the first part of the workshop, Maike Grün will review the methods and experience gained at the Pinakothek der Moderne. Thomas Weber will then demonstrate modern surveying instruments, including a total station and a laser scanner. With the help of an improvised example of installation art, he will also demonstrate the fieldwork to document the artwork.
Maximum number of participants: 30
Biography
Maike Grün (born 1973) was trained as a paintings conservator at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden. Since 2001 she has been a conservator at the Doerner Institut, Munich, and is in charge of the collection of modern art at Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. She was, respectively, is a member of the EU-funded projects Inside Installations (2004-2007) and PRACTICs (2009-2011).
Biography
Thomas Weber (born 1973) graduated in Geodetic Engineering at the Technische Universität München in 1999. From 2000 to 2007, he was assistant professor at the Chair of Geodesy at the Technische Universität München. He then worked on a project at the Universität der Bundeswehr München for two years. He started as an independent supplier in 2010.