The Principal Investigators are actively participating in the public presentation of the Heritage Science Austria and are steadily publishing in peer-reviewed journals and at conferences

Spomenka Težak, museum advisor and deputy director, and Miran Bojanić Morandini, director of the Varaždin City Museum, together with Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, head of the Heritage Science Austria project PHELETYPIA, standing in front of the entrance to the Varaždin Museum.

Spomenka Težak, museum advisor and deputy director, and Miran Bojanić Morandini, director of the Varaždin City Museum, together with Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, head of the Heritage Science Austria project PHELETYPIA, TU Wien.

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Interdisciplinarno istraživanje zbirke rane fotografije (dagerotipija) iz GMV-a

Two lectures as part of the return of loans to the Varaždin City Museum, Croatia.

Wolfgang Kautek next to the poster at the poster presentation.

[Translate to English:] 122nd Annual Conference of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry, June 5 - 7, 2023, Berlin Posterpresentation: Surface characterization and photochemistry of Austrian historical daguerreotypes (Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Klaudia Hradil, Karin Whitmore, Christina Streli, Peter Wobrauschek, Wolfgang Kautek)

Photo of PHELETYPIA representatives from left to right, Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Wolfgang Kautek and Valentina Pintus.

Representing PHELETYPIA and Heritage Science Austria at the TECHNART2023 conference in Lisbon. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch (TU Vienna), Valentina Pintus (Academy of Fine Arts Vienna) and Wolfgang Kautek (University of Vienna).

Prof. Wolfgang Kautek and Dr. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch next to a sign with the schedule for the conference.

Presenting the PHELETYPIA project at the annual meeting of the American Institute for Conservation, "Reflecting on the Past, Imagining the Future," May 2022, Los Angeles, USA.

Group photo of the participants of the 1st colloquium in front of an X-ray diffractometer in the laboratory of the X-ray Center.

The 1st Colloquium on Photomechanical Reproduction Methods with Petra Trnkova, Martin Jürgens, Anna Artaker, Wolfgang Kautek and Valentina Ljubić Tobisch was held at the X-ray Center of the TU Wien on July 12, 2022.

Journal articles:

1. Die Anfänge der Galvanoplastik und Galvanografie in Österreich

Valentina Ljubic Tobisch, Hubert Weitensfelder, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Die Anfänge der Galvanoplastik und Galvanografie in Österreich.” Blätter für Technikgeschichte 74, Chemie (2011): 135–61.

2. Duplication of Uniqueness: Electrotyping in Nature Printing and its application in Contemporary Art

Valentina Ljubic Tobisch, Albina Selimovic, Anna Artaker, Martin Klobassa, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Duplication of Uniqueness: Electrotyping in Nature Printing and its Application in Contemporary Art.” Heritage Science 7, no. 20 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-019-0263-0, opens an external URL in a new window.

3. Highly Photosensitive Daguerreotypes and their Reproduction: Physico-chemical Elucidation of Innovative Processes in Photography Developed around 1840 in Vienna

Valentina Ljubic Tobisch and Wolfgang Kautek. “Highly Photosensitive Daguerreotypes and Their Reproduction: Physico-Chemical Elucidation of Innovative Processes in Photography Developed around 1840 in Vienna.” ChemPlusChem 84, no. 11 (November 30, 2019): 1730–1738. https://doi.org/10.1002/cplu.201900467, opens an external URL in a new window.

4. Physicochemical characterization of electrodeposited printing plates from the early 1840s in Vienna

Valentina Ljubic Tobisch, Ioana M. Cortea, Lucian Ratoiu, Roxana Rãdvan, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Physicochemical Characterization of Electrodeposited Printing Plates from the Early 1840s in Vienna.” Microchemical Journal 152 (2020): 104320. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MICROC.2019.104320, opens an external URL in a new window.

5. Die Daguerreotypie zu Beginn der 1840er-Jahre in Wien: eine Rekonstruktion von neu entwickelten Verfahren am Beispiel einer geätzten Daguerreotypieplatte aus dem Technischen Museum Wien

Valentina Ljubić Tobisch and Wolfgang Kautek. “Die Daguerreotypie zu Beginn der 1840er Jahre in Wien: Eine Rekonstruktion von neu entwickelten Verfahren am Beispiel einer geätzten Daguerreotypieplatte aus dem Technischen Museum Wien.” Papers in Conservation (Restauratorenblätter) 37 (2020): 147–61.

6. Selective Electrochemical Treatment of Naturally Aged Silver Alloy Artefacts

Ljubić Tobisch, Valentina, Albina Selimovic, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Selective Electrochemical Treatment of Naturally Aged Silver Alloy Artefacts.” Studies in Conservation, 2022. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1080/00393630.2022.2099185, opens an external URL in a new window

7. Portable electrochemical pencil instrumentation in metal conservation science

Ljubić Tobisch, Valentina, Albina Selimović, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Portable ElectrochemicalPencil Instrumentation in Metal Conservation Science.” Heritage 5 (2022): In publication.

8. Physico-chemical exploration of the pioneering photography and electrotyping reproduction developed around 1840 in Vienna

Valentina Ljubić Tobisch and Wolfgang Kautek. “ Physico-chemical exploration of the pioneering photography and electrotyping reproduction developed around 1840 in Vienna.” Optoelectronics (2022): in publication.

9. Die chemische Wirkung des Lichts und die frühe Kunst der Fotografie

Ljubić Tobisch, Valentina and Wolfgang Kautek. "Die chemische Wirkung des Lichts und die frühe Kunst der Fotografie". Nachrichten aus der Chemie (2023).

10. The impact of early photography and electrotyping media on the creation of images and contemporary art

Ljubić Tobisch, Valentina, Anna Artaker, and Wolfgang Kautek. “The impact of early photography and electrotyping media on the creation of images and contemporary art.” Presented at the PMG session of the 2022 AIC Annual Meeting in Los Angeles, Topics in Photographic Preservation, Volume Twenty (2023).

Conference presentations:

  1. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Albina Selimović, and Wolfgang Kautek. "Metalworking influence on the corrosion behaviour of sterling silver and silver-coated copper." Bunsen-Tagung 2024 "High-Resolution Structural Methods in Material and Life Sciences", (2024).
  2. Leon Ploszczanski, Maria Bianca D´Anna, Gertrud Haidvogl, Ulrike Krippner, and Valentina Ljubić Tobisch. "Heritage en detail: SEM and LM analysis of cultural heritage artefacts." 14. ASEM Workshop on Advanced Electron Microscopy, (2024).
  3. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Anna Artaker, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Nature self-printing: multidisciplinary study bridging history of technology, experimental reconstruction, and artistic research.” 6th International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology – InART (2024).
  4. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Photomechanical reproduction of daguerreotypes in Vienna.” 6th International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology – InART (2024).
  5. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Dieter Ingerle, Peter Wobrauschek, Christina Streli, Karin Whitmore, and Klaudia Hradil. "Monochromatic tube excited microXRF of Daguerreotypes." European X-ray Spectrometry Conference, EXRS (2024).
  6. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Dieter Ingerle, Peter Wobrauschek, Christina Streli, Karin Whitmore, Qaisar Maqbool, Günther Rupprechter, Klaudia Hradil, and Wolfgang Kautek. "The appeal of pigments and gold colouring on a daguerreotype from the Varaždin City Museum, Croatia." 7th International Congress on Chemistry for Cultural Heritage, CHEMCH (2024).
  7. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, and Wolfgang Kautek. “On etching and reproduction of daguerreotypes: comparison and characterization of prints.” 7th International Congress on Chemistry for Cultural Heritage, CHEMCH (2024).
  8. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Printing of etched daguerreotypes according to Viennese methods.” 9th EuChemS Chemistry Congress, EuChemS (2024).
  9. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Nature self-printing: experimental reconstruction and research.” 9th EuChemS Chemistry Congress, EuChemS (2024).
  10. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Dieter Ingerle, Peter Wobrauschek, Christina Streli, Karin Whitmore, and Klaudia Hradil. "Monochromatic tube excited microXRF of Daguerreotypes." Denver X-ray Conference, DXC (2024).
  11. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch. "Application: Pleco versus other electrolytic pencils". 3rd ENDLESS Metal training school at the National Museum Soares dos Reis, Porto (2023).
  12. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Klaudia Hradil, Karin Whitmore, Christina Streli, Peter Wobrauschek, and Wolfgang Kautek. "Surface Characterization of Austrian Daguerreotypes". 122nd Annual Conference of the German Bunsen Society for Physical Chemistry (2023).
  13. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Klaudia Hradil, Karin Whitmore, Christina Streli, Peter Wobrauschek, and Wolfgang Kautek. "Surface Characterization of Austrian Daguerreotypes". International conference on analytical techniques in art and cultural heritage, TECHNART (2023).
  14. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Albina Selimović, and Wolfgang Kautek. "Metalworking influence on the corrosion behaviour of Ag and Ag-coated Cu". International conference on analytical techniques in art and cultural heritage, TECHNART (2023).
  15. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch. "Heritage Science Austria project PHELETYPIA: The impact of early photography and electrotyping media on the creation of images and contemporary art". Teatime Workshop „Photography: Research. Share. Discuss, (2023).
  16. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Anna Artaker, and Wolfgang Kautek. “The impact of early photography and electrotyping media on the creation of images and contemporary art.” AIC's 50th Annual Meeting (2022).
  17. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Anna Artaker, and Wolfgang Kautek. “The impact of early photography and electrotyping media on the creation of images and contemporary art.” 2nd Heritage Science Day (2021).
  18. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Ioana M. Cortea, Lucian Ratoiu, Roxana Rãdvan, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Physicochemical Characterization of Electrodeposited Printing Plates from the Early 1840s in Vienna.” Österreichische Chemietage (2019).
  19. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Albina Selimović, Anna Artaker, Martin Klobassa, and Wolfgang Kautek. „Electrotyping in Nature Printing: physico-chemical reconstruction of a cutting-edge technology of the 1840s.” Österreichische Chemietage (2019).
  20. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch and Wolfgang Kautek. „High photosensitivity daguerreotypes and their reproduction: physico-chemical elucidation of innovative processes developed around 1840 in Vienna.” IIC (2019).
  21. Albina Selimović, Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Tarnishing processes on silver: Influence of the surface working method on the sulphidation.” 1st Heritage Science Austria Meeting (2019).
  22. Ljubić Tobisch, Valentina, Ioana M. Cortea, Lucian Ratoiu, Roxana Rãdvan, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Physicochemical Characterization of Electrodeposited Printing Plates from the Early 1840s in Vienna.” 1st Heritage Science Austria Meeting (2019).
  23. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, Albina Selimović, Anna Artaker, Martin Klobassa, and Wolfgang Kautek. „Electrotyping in Nature Printing: physico-chemical reconstruction of a cutting-edge technology of the 1840s.” 1st Heritage Science Austria Meeting (2019).
  24. Ljubić Tobisch, Valentina, Ioana M. Cortea, Lucian Ratoiu, Roxana Rãdvan, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Physicochemical Characterization of Electrodeposited Printing Plates from the Early 1840s in Vienna.” TECHNART (2019).
  25. Albina Selimović, Valentina Ljubić Tobisch, and Wolfgang Kautek. “Electrochemistry in Heritage Science: Targeted Cleaning of Silver Tarnish with an Electrolytic Pencil.” ISSIS (2018).
  26. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch and Wolfgang Kautek. „Early Austrian Electrotype Artefacts.” ISSIS (2018).
  27. Valentina Ljubić Tobisch and Wolfgang Kautek. "Heritage science aspects of early Austrian electrotype artefacts.” Heritage Science Days (2017).