Voices from the Field: Empiricism, Archives & the “Conservator’s Eye”

In this latest edition of our Voices series our interviewees Jørgen Wadum and Sally Woodcock reflect on their careers and expertise within technical art history. Through their backgrounds in conservation, archival research and the integrated study of art objects, they offer insights into the breadth and diversity of their chosen field of research. In particular, our editors encouraged our interviewees to consider more fully the unique role of the conservation practitioner when it comes to the empirical examination of artworks, while also reflecting on the importance of consulting art technological source materials as a complement to scientific analysis.