ABSTRACT
Contemporary artists have no limits for their new creations. Luca Trevisani in Wireless Fidelity, part of the MAXXI Collection, has used printed peacock feathers, mounted in a sort of antenna, with two orthogonal iron elements. He refers to the symbolic value of an ancient writing instrument in the era of speed communication, focalizing the modification of the nature by human high technology. This artwork appears destined to a difficult conservation for its fragile and ephemeral constituents. Thanks to the interview granted by the artist, it was possible to replicate a series of mock up, to test the various stages of conservation treatments and realize a conservation manual of recommendations. The application of laser cleaning was tested too, with irradiation at different wavelengths and pulse duration, to evaluate the risk threshold value and the possibility of offering a valid and safe instrument for future cleaning.
