Roberta Piantavigna

Photography Conservation

Archive of Negatives of VENICE BIENNAL

Archive of Photographic Negatives of Venice Biennal of Art

October 2009 - June 2011

Commissioned by: Archivio Storico della Biennale di Venezia

Project: Inventorying and Conservation of the entire collection of negatives from 1895 to 2000: 39.000 negatives on glass plate (gelatin based) and 65.000 negatives on film and sheet.

Job Position: Conservator at Studio Berselli

Responsibilities: Conservator responsible for transportation and packing from Venice to Milan; Supervisor of seven photo conservators during conservation treatments; responsible for purchasing supply, managing and programming activities.

Contact: Antonia Possamai, Director of Archivio Storico delle Arti Contemporanee, La Biennale di Venezia