Jean Tinguely, a known Swiss kinetic artist, created visual and auditory experiences through his artwork. Since his passing, conservators have worked to preserve his legacy and works as they deteriorate over time. This project explored the use of an acoustic camera as a non-invasive method to monitor and document the condition of his sculptures over time using acoustic emission recordings. As product of this research, a guidebook was created to aid those involved in future conservation efforts by explaining how to break down a sculpture into its components, take recordings using the acoustic camera, and analyze data. This project encourages recordings to be taken at a consistent, repeatable time interval for consistent data comparison of future recordings.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Walker, Taylor
• Merry, William
• Leitner, Fiona
• Ramirez-Richer, Mary

Subject

• Community
• Computing
• Innovation
• Culture

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121978
• E-project-042924-091707

Mot-clé

• Signal Processing
• Jean Tinguely
• Kinetic Art
• Conservation
• Acoustic Emissions

Advisor

• Roberts, Laura
• Brown, Christopher A.

Year

• 2024

Center

• Lausanne, Switzerland - IQP

Sponsor

• Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
• Haute-Ecole Arc

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Date created

• 2024-04-29

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-042924-091707

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Dernière modification

• 2024-05-20