2019 – 2022
ARCHiVe decided to record The Migrant Child in high-resolution to demonstrate the urgent need to preserve and document cultural heritage before it is lost or damaged.
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équipe
- Carlos Alonso | Factum Arte
- Silvia Álvarez | Factum Arte
- Nicolas Béliard | Factum Foundation
- Florencio Martínez Tortosa | Factum Arte
- Pedro Miró | Factum Foundation
- Rafa Rachewsky | Factum Arte
- Pedro Vicente Salafranca Hernández | Factum Arte
- Gabriel Scarpa | Factum Foundation
- Oak Taylor Smith | Factum Foundation
project
ARCHiVe is devoted to preserving Venice’s culture; its contemporary life as well as its historic past.
During the 2019 Venice Biennale, the pink flare of Banksy’s The Migrant Child first appeared just above the waterline on a palace facing the Canal of Dorsoduro in Venice. In the same year, amid flooding and rumours that the mural was scheduled for removal, ARCHiVe decided to record The Migrant Child in high-resolution to demonstrate the urgent need to preserve and document cultural heritage before it is lost or damaged.
From 2022 this year the Factum team finalized the processing of the data and rematerialised the painting and a section of the wall around it.
The high-resolution photogrammetry was recorded by Gabriel Scarpa, operating from a distance in a boat in the canal, which was a significant challenge. However, the results have encouraged a study into the condition of the wall and will enable a detailed condition monitoring of the work. The work to monitor the condition of the impact of the water on the fabric of the city is a core part of ARCHiVe’s mission. The Divirod sensors, installed on the island, are monitoring the level of the water, the wind direction, the wave frequency and the wave intensity 24/7 using ambient signals from passing satellites.
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