Translations:Opstellingsplannen ontwerpen voor de sculpturen van Bernd Lohaus/10/en

1.2 Acquiring information about the problem

There are a number of Flemish museums that have works from Bernd Lohaus in their collection, including S.M.A.K. and M HKA. Both institutions were asked how they deal with this installation problem. Apparently, neither museum had an installation plan. Artists don’t usually provide such plans, leaving the museums with questions – especially when the artist is deceased.

S.M.A.K. invited Stella Lohaus and the volunteer to visit the museum to look at this problem. A restorer showed them how she preserved artworks and how condition reports and artists’ boxes were kept for each artwork and artist. The condition file contains a description of the material state of the objects. This is further illustrated with photos of the various ways in which the sculptures have been installed in the past and statements by the artist about his work. This gives museum staff an idea about how to install the work and the philosophy and feeling behind it.

At M HKA the staff work with files and photos of views of the installation.