Subject: Exhibition lighting for fluorescent ink
We are planning an exhibition of contemporary prints, including two which are printed in fluorescent "glow in the dark" ink. We plan to use a UV light source to make the ink glow. The UV lights will be hooked to some sort of motion activated switch so we are not blasting the prints with uv light for the entire length of the exhibition. The goal at the moment is to find a light source that is strong enough to make the ink glow, but not any stronger than it needs to be. Has anyone out there had experience exhibiting fluorescent materials? What solutions did you come up with? Did they work well? Does anyone have any thoughts on the stability of these inks? Will they continue to fluoresce after extensive exposure to uv light? All thoughts and ideas would be appreciated. Alison Luxner Associate Paper Conservator Yale Center for British Art *** Conservation DistList Instance 12:52 Distributed: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 Message Id: cdl-12-52-016 ***Received on Wednesday, 16 December, 1998