Aardenburg Imaging and Archives

08/21/2021

The Aardenburg Imaging Podcast: In discussion with Aardenburg Imaging Director Mark McCormick-Goodhart

08/09/2021

The Aardenburg Imaging Podcast: in discussion with Aardenburg Director Mark McCormick-Goodhart.

07/14/2020

A discussion with Aardenburg Director Mark McCormick-Goodhart about photography and printmaking in the digital age.

07/13/2020

What does LILIS look like?

07/13/2020

Tracking LILIS (Light Induced Low-Intensity Staining) LILIS is caused by the light induced degradation of optical brighteners (OBAs) incorporated in modern media, and it also correlates with the combined presence of both OBAs and titanium dioxide (TiO2). The concentration of OBAs and their location(...

07/01/2020

Light Fastness Testing

09/05/2019

In recognition of worldwide interest in archival fine art materials and towards a fuller contextual understanding of our print permanence research, Aardenburg Imaging is proud to present The Aardenburg Imaging Podcast, a discussion with Aardenburg Imaging Director Mark McCormick-Goodhart about photography and printmaking in the digital age.

A discussion with Aardenburg Imaging Director Mark McCormick-Goodhart about photography and printmaking in the digital age.

08/03/2019

Why does Aardenburg Imaging and Archives publish light fade data in Megalux hours?

Here’s why.

Photographers understand light exposure. When capturing images with a camera, they know exposure is not just about time. Technically, exposure is the product of light intensity and time. Light exposure applies the same way to works of art on display.

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Light fastness is about exposure. Exposure is light intensity multiplied by time.

07/10/2019

SPREAD THE NEWS: MEDIA MATTERS!

Aardenburg Imaging & Archives “Media Matters” campaign focuses on essential knowledge and key concepts to be drawn from the extensive i* Light Fade Database, available only at Aardenburg Imaging, for the benefit of printmakers worldwide.

When considering all 3 components of today’s modern inkjet systems (printer, ink, and media), printmakers must not underestimate the effect of media choice on print longevity. Identical printer/ink combinations paired with media often regarded as “archival” can produce dramatically different results.

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Aardenburg Imaging & Archives "Media Matters" campaign focuses on essential knowledge and key concepts to be drawn from the extensive i* Light Fade Database, available only at Aardenburg Imaging, for the benefit of printmakers worldwide.

06/26/2019

BREAKING NEWS: Aardenburg Imaging & Archives NEW Advanced Testing Protocol debuts first ever standardized technical evaluation of LILIS (Light Induced Low-Intensity Staining), revealing industry-wide problem. 17 new samples added to the database, check for batches P1 and Q1 (2.5 years ongoing in test, 200 megalux hours total exposure). "Optical brighteners and titanium dioxide do not play well together!" Mark H. McCormick-Goodhart, Director, AaI&A.

Light Fade Test Database - i* Metric Test Results by Aardenburg Imaging