The Berkswell’ Cello | 3 Perspectives on Conservation, a film by Karen Lacroix, in collaboration with Chris Egerton. Three short films documenting the conservation process of a 300 years old cello by Chris Egerton, and illustrating his perspective on Conservation.
The Berkswell’ Cello project concerns the recent rediscovery and conservation of a rare 18th century English cello. Made by John Barrett in London in 1720 during the time of Handel and later acquired and used by the people of the village of Berkswell in Warwickshire.
Chris Egerton is a stringed-instrument conservator from the RCA/ V&A Conservation program. He initiated this project to help document and explore new ways of conducting conservation research, investigation and communication of the process.
Runtime: 8 minutes, colour, PAL. DVD available upon request.
