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| URI: | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/5A072564-B95E-4CA2-B8D6-F997656F82E9 | ||
| Year | 2023 | ||
| Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | ||
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| Bibliographic Citation | I. Michaloudis, K. Papachristopoulou, F. El-Zein, S. Pruciak, P.-N. Maravelaki and K. Kanamori, “(M)other tongue: the optic and haptic scale for restAURAtion works made of silica aerogel,” J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol., vol. 106, no. 2, pp. 480–494, May 2023, doi: 10.1007/s10971-022-05987-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-022-05987-7 | ||
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Silica aerogel is an attractive material for art as well as science and engineering. The characteristic transparency and low refractive index have made silica aerogel a novel material for visual arts under the name of aer()sculptures. Starting from one sculptural work by the first author, the artwork (M)other, is a novel concept proposing the use of silica aerogel in the “restAURAtion” of cultural heritage to replace classical plaster of Paris techniques. Restoring missing parts of a monument with a translucent material renders a new aesthetic quality. Light scattering disambiguates the missing arms of a Parthenon Caryatid, for example, an ethereal image adding to its historic value, which cannot be achieved by the plaster of Paris restoration technique.
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