Modified atmosphere packaging and irradiation to preserve contemporary food-based art: An experimental study
1. Research aims
By introducing the principles of food science and food preservation
into the decision-making process for conservation of
perishable contemporary art, more insight is gained regarding conservation
and presentation possibilities. For the artwork Eggs by the
Belgian artist Peter De Cupere, which contains raw eggs and baked
chicken skin,traditionalfood preservation techniques such as modified
atmosphere packaging (MAP) and irradiation were evaluated
to store the artwork. The goal of this study was to discuss and
assess the role of food preservation science and technology in the
conservation of perishable works with food.