Hi all,
At the NYU-IFA's imaging studio, we are looking to replace some old black cloth used during transmitted light imaging, as well as during our multiband imaging workflow. Do you have one you'd recommend? The ideal cloth is tightly woven so that it does not transmit light from a light sheet, is non-fluorescing in UVA and still looks black in IR (shortwave).
Of course, the purchasing details for the current cloth (which meets our needs) are lost to the sands of time. We need to replace it, and are hoping to find another good one. The one recommended to me by B&H, Westcott wrinkle-resistant backdrop rich black 9' x 10,' turns out to be a knit fleece that allows way too much light to pass through (we'd have to quadruple the layers to get opacity).
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Jen Munch
Chair, AIC Contemporary Art Network
networkchair.can@gmail.comConservator (Modern & Contemporary Paintings)
Jen Munch Art Conservation, NYC
jen@jenmunch.comJudith Praska Visiting Professor in Conservation
New York University Institute of Fine Arts
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