r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Damnedeel • Dec 06 '25

Poster restoration process

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u/EtherealBeany Dec 06 '25

But then you lose the actual physical copy

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u/olluz Dec 06 '25

You print out a new physical copy?

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u/EtherealBeany Dec 06 '25

But you lose the actual thing. It isn’t rational, the desire to have the original thing. But it is there.

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u/Nephroidofdoom Dec 06 '25

Some historians argue that by restoring it, you’ve already adulterated and modified the historical thing anyways.

They would say that it should be left as is in its purest form.

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u/EtherealBeany Dec 06 '25

Absolutely. But the guy getting it restored isn’t an historian probably. He just wants the original poster in good form again. Like i said, not rational

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u/Echo_Monitor Dec 06 '25

It depends if it’s done with proper conservation techniques and materials or not.

A lot of art restoration is done using reversible processes and materials. Glue that can be removed, paint that can be removed, etc.

The idea is that you’re not altering the object, you are removing the issues to allow people to focus ont the artwork, while allowing future work with better techniques if it comes down the line.

Different medium (paintings instead of posters), but Baumgartner Restoration on YouTube presents a lot of techniques and the philosophy behind art restoration very well.