Conserve From Disaster

 

This poster explores the work of heritage conservator in the aftermath of an unpredictable and uncontrollable natural disaster by selecting the Wenchuan earthquake, one of the worst earthquakes to have occurred in China's heritage concentrated lands. Post-disaster heritage conservation and reconstruction is not just the restoration and conservation of heritage buildings but a systemic project that involves the cooperation of many parties. In the midst of this, heritage conservator, as one of the parties, are bound to face multiple challenges.We will discuss three of the main challenges in this process.