Materials, Objects, Transitions: Jorge Otero-Pailos in Conversation with Hanna Hölling

Hanna Hölling’s interview with the architect, heritage scholar, and artist Jorge Otero-Pailos explores how cultural transmutations condition the presence of transitional objects that are physically unstable. The conversation, which forms Chapter 10 of the book The Explicit Material: Inquiries on the Intersection of Curatorial and Conservation Cultures, took place between Jorge Otero-Pailos and Hanna Hölling on 23 August 2017 in Los Angeles and New York. It developed in the context of the process of “explicating the material” for this book, by addressing theoretical aspects from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. It complements the previous contributions authored by conservators, curators and researchers of material culture with the perspectives of another individual who straddles various fields. Otero- Pailos' artistic practice is intimately connected to his theoretical reflections on material culture and its preservation.