Photo-documentation of the conservation-restoration treatment carried out in 2018/2019 on the sculpture Flower (1973) by Vera Fischer

• Flower

• Tina Tomšič
• Sagita Mirjam Sunara

• University of Split, The Arts Academy

Photos (left to right):

[1] Flower by Vera Fischer (1973), pre-treatment condition. (Photo by Sagita Mirjam Sunara, 11 September 2017 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)

[2] Flower by Vera Fischer (1973), dismantling and moving of the sculpture to the conservation-restoration workshop of the company Ferrum in Zagreb. (Photo by Sagita Mirjam Sunara, 26 September 2018 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)

[3] Flower by Vera Fischer (1973), testing of the paint removal using carbon dioxide (CO2) blasting. (Photo by Tina Tomšič, 16 October 2018 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)

[4] Flower by Vera Fischer (1973), metal surface damaged by unauthorized paint removal with a rotary drill. (Photo by Sagita Mirjam Sunara, 17 October 2018 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)

[5] Flower by Vera Fischer (1973), paint removal using carbon dioxide (CO2) blasting. (Photo by Tina Tomšič, 17 October 2018 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)

[6] Flower by Vera Fischer (1973), total after the paint removal and flattening out of the deformed metal strips. (Photo by Tina Tomšič, 12 November 2018 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)

[7] Flower by Vera Fischer (1973), detail showing a fractured metal strip after welding. (Photo by Tina Tomšič, 12 November 2018 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)

[8] Flower by Vera Fischer (1973), application of the base coat. (Photo by Tina Tomšič, 12 November 2018 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)

[9] Flower by Vera Fischer (1973), application of the top coat. (Photo by Tina Tomšič, 15 November 2018 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)

[10] Flower by Vera Fischer (1973), re-installation in the Sisak Steelworks Sculpture Park. (Photo by Tina Tomšič, 23 April 2019 © University of Split, The Arts Academy)