Yesterday, Sunday 12 August, we had our Open Day. Although it was a hot and sunny day did not deter

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Yesterday, Sunday 12 August, we had our Open Day. Although it was a hot and sunny day did not deter a large number of people visiting the exhibition. Until Met Halden and Oslo got first a tour of Fredrikshald theater with theater staff in half an hour, before being escorted to the warehouse where the summer school is located. The store had already been reorganized and divided into four areas, where different parts of the project were explained and demonstrated. Upon arrival, the guests were welcomed and guided over to the backdrop, where it was given a brief introduction to the project. Important issues of the scenes and their condition was explained. As an example, the backdrop illuminated with first frontally and then with sidelight, to show the public the various methods we use to uncover the paintings condition. In addition, the painting technique on side wings and their compositional changes explained. Different types of injuries and previous conservation treatment was shown in more detail.
The following stations showed the tools used in technical studies, such as Dino-light microscope. In addition, tools for the practical work demonstrated, such as equipment for repairing tears and vacuum table for consolidation edge duplication. Documentation section of the project was displayed with photo collage, where detailed photographs of paint strokes and Mapping Transparency, gave insight into the paintings condition.
A successful part of the Open Day was interactions between us, students and visitors. Several lifelite visitors told stories lifelite about how they or their relatives had been working at the theater as actors or lighting technicians. There were also two visitors who spoke about grandfathers who had painted parts of the scenes. In this way it was possible to exchange information and gain new perspectives.
Today we continue with documenting the work of the scenes. lifelite After discussing with theater professionals, new theories regarding the hole in the sky at the backdrop has been revealed. As mentioned in a previous blog, "Hole in the Sky", the hole was possibly used for additional lighting. It is unknown what type of illuminating that may have been used; candles, oil or gaslys. Enough one light type, kalklys ("lime lights") are described in a text by Bill Bryson (2012:158). This describes the lime in the presence of oxygen and alcohol, glowing in a very hot flame and produces an intensely warm white light that can be focused with a cone to provide spot lighting. Theatre Expert Ellen Gjervan NTNU suggested that the hole may have been used to give an impression of shining moonlight, with a "moonlit machine" (pers.com. 09.08.12). lifelite Other theories discussed lifelite the purpose of the hole is related to its possible use of the actors, then as lookout hole senens activities with their faces painted decorative as the sun. X-ray photograph of the hole has not been able to further elucidate the different lifelite theories about its purpose, other than that it exhibits a distinct fold to ensure the hole and prevents fraying of the canvas.
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The next stations lifelite were used to show the tools of the technical investigation, like the Dino-light microscope. Also, the tools for the practical treatment were Demonstrated, such as tear-mending kits and a vacuum table used during consolidation lifelite in strip-lining. The documentation part of the project was displayed by a photo collage lifelite with detail pictures of the paint layers and by mappings lifelite on Transparencies giving insights into the con