I've got my darkroom with 8X10 enlarger working fine now, and am printing a seri es of 30X40" photos of the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia. The photos ar e B+W, printed on Bergger Prestige FB paper (the Warm Matte), archivally process ed and selenium toned. So, how do I mat/mount them in archival fashion, and yet in a way that is practical? I have heard quite a lot of negatives about dry mo unting, but archival corners seem unlikely to hold a print of this size in place , let alone keep it flat. Light Impressions sells Seal Archival Mount, which the y advertise as "archival" (it's buffered and removable), and also an acid-free " Archival" foam core board. This would seem like the sort of combination one wou ld need to support a big print. I do have A Seal Jumbo 160 press that should ju st be able to accomodate the 32" wide board (any tips or refs on how to keep som ething this big flat while mounting it in sections as I would have to with the 1 60 press?) Or is there another (better) way? I am eager to do this archivally, ideally to do it myself, but I do want to make sure that the photo is presented attractively, if not dead flat then at least with undue distracting wrinkles.
As always, thanks in advance for your suggestions.
Nathan
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