Cultural Preservation and ExhibitionCultural Preservation and Exhibition Using Digitized Image and Cyber-Technologies

f M d Ed ti l I tit ti C ll tifor Museum and Educational Institution Collections Including Mobile Applications for the General Public

THE CULTURAL PRESERVATION CENTER CONFERENCE

SOFIA BULGARIA November 28 30 2016SOFIA, BULGARIA - November 28-30, 2016

Georgia Gene Berryhill, Ph.D., University of Maryland - UMUC

INTENT

There is a re-creation in process of historical and traditional visual experiences due to new digital imagery technologies for current and

future generations. Blending the old and new, exhibitions are geared for professionals

but also towards a rapidly growing digital it d fcommunity made up of

the general public.

• Presented here is a group of my projects, mostPresented here is a group of my projects, most lightly touched on for background information.

• The focus project will deal with digital photography, cataloging, and use of softwaresp g p y g gand tools that utilize new media such as analytics and information visualization through HiP SHiPerSpace.

• Mobile devise usage will be briefly mentioned as others here today will be covering the most robust content concerning these applicationsrobust content concerning these applications.

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Transforming Landscapes in Lusatia, Germanyin Lusatia, GermanyInternationale Bauausstellung (IBA) Fürst-Pückler-Land 2000-2010

GPresenter: Gene Berryhill, Ph.D.

Fulbright Senior Scholar/Senior Specialist - 2003 and 2005 - GermanyArchaeology Art History Criticism and Conservation Photography of Historical ArtArchaeology, Art History, Criticism and Conservation, Photography of Historical Art

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Cultures Worldwide MakeCultures Worldwide Make Frescoes

African Frescoes—8,000-12,000 years ago--Tassiligyptian Frescoes--secco (dry), 1539-1295 BCgyp ( y)

Minoan Frescoes--buon (wet) Crete, 2000 BCndian Frescoes—buon, Ajanta cave frescoes, first century BC to 7th

entury AD –Buddhist period to present day Madhva Pradesh. i L k i il i d k i ti Si i iri Lanka – similar periods—rock paintings: Sigiriya

Yucatan, Mexico-Mayan Frescoes—under water, 200-300 ADAncient Rome and Greece—Estruscans, 9th-1st c. BC. Hellenists, 16th

. BC. BCuropean Medieval and Renaissance –buon and secco, 300-1600

(UNESCO)

Gilf Kebir Swimmers:Gilf Kebir – Swimmers: plateau of the Sahara, in southwest

Egypt--Libyan border

Neolithic, ab. 8,000 years ago (Bradshaw Foundation))

• Paleo-Indian

• Archaic

• Woodland

• Mississippian

Fulbright 2010 to BulgariaWith the Balkan Heritage Field School (BHFS), under the direction of Ivan Vasilev, I photographed b d d di l h h d t iabandoned medieval churches and monasteries

(most of them in critical condition) in remote areas of Western Bulgaria. g

Our goal was to analyze their condition, document th b ildi th i f d t kthe buildings, their frescoes and prepare task-agendas towards their preservation.

onservation Preservation– Arresting Deterioration

onservation - Preservation Arresting Deterioration

– Planned Management– Planned Management

Overseeing Transformations– Overseeing Transformations

Safeguarding from looting tourist damage– Safeguarding from looting, tourist damage

W th d– Weather damage

estoration Exhibitionestoration - Exhibition

B i tif t it b k t it f– Bring an artifact or site back to its former condition, location or position

– Cosmetic treatments applied back to original appearanceappearance

E hibiti t diti l t diti l– Exhibitions: traditional, non-traditional

LITHICS VISUALIZATION PROJECTLITHICS VISUALIZATION PROJECT

Session Title:

Lithics Visualization for Analysis of Patterns and Aesthetic PresentationPatterns and Aesthetic Presentation

Co‐author/speaker:eorgia Gene Berr hill  Ph D   Uni ersit  of Mar land  UMUCeorgia Gene Berryhill, Ph.D. ‐ University of Maryland ‐ UMUC

Co‐authors:homas E. Levy, Ph.D. ‐ University of California, San Diegoev Manovich, Ph.D. ‐ University of California, San Diego

Conference: College Art Association (CAA)Location: Los Angeles Convention Center, CA

Dates: February 22‐25 2012Dates: February 22 25 2012

Session:Session:

Information Visualization as a Research Method in Art History

Session Chairs:

• Christian Huemer, Getty Research Institute• Lev Manovich, University of California, San Diego

Main Points:

• Scholars are interested in Information Visualization for their research.

• Large-scale digital collections provide online access to materials.

• Information Visualization enables exploration of complex relationships and patterns of visual artifacts.

Type of Lithic: Pressure flaked Neolithic Arrowheads

LIGHTROOM - To date, close to 1000 arrowheads in the catalogs.

Initial Objectives:

• Photograph a visual collection/database of the lithics which provided a plarge sampling suitable for  visual analytics.

• Explore aesthetic presentation potentials. 

 Utili     ft  • Utilize new software and computer interfaces. 

Initial Groupings

C l d b k d idColored background ideas

Mock up: First Lithics Array Experiment

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Actual Size-about 2.5 CM

Traditional lighting g gwith drop shadows Light box shots

for blue screen

L-R: Gene Berryhill, Jeremy Douglass and Lev Manovich at the CRCA Lab

of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic B Jordanian villageel Tifdan dating to ca. 7500 - 6500 BCE. Looking

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Source of Lithics:

, the Wilderness of Zin in Israel's Negev desert.

Faynan District - Jordan

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site/area_locus_basket_arrowhead type_dorsal_1 or ventral 2 views

Excel spreadsheet classifications example

ImageJ arrow measure 1 for size and shape analysis

ImageJ arrow measure 2 for size and shape analysis

ImageJ arrow measure 3 for size and shape analysis

ImageJ arrow measure 4 for size and shape analysis

ImageJ Measure Command Options

ImagePlot

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O fOnce the measurement of each arrow in every photo is complete, we use ImagePlot software developed by Software Studies to create high resolution visualizations where the arrows are positioned according to various combinations of these measurements, as well as the categories

ll d b h l i d ib h ifnormally used by archeologists to describe these artifacts. Lev Manovich

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Mobile in Museum Studies

Mobile Usage• According to the Erricsson Mobility• According to the Erricsson Mobility

Report as related in PC Magazine by Stephanie Milot over 6 billion peopleStephanie Milot, over 6 billion people (70%) of the world’s population will be using smart phonesusing smart phones.

• “Ericsson's newest report also ti t d th t bil id t ffi illestimated that mobile video traffic will

grow 55 percent per year until 2020. “ (Milot 2015)

mmary of Mobile Use in Museumsmmary of Mobile Use in MuseumsMobile technology adoption to engage, educate and entertain their visitors is

escalating. Many museums plan to adopt mobile

usage within their facilities, or up the amounts already available.

Expectations are that visitors to museums will be using their own mobile devices to access exhibits in rapidly increasing numbers