i've had a look round the archives, and not really found definitive responses to the problem of mounting large prints, in this case 60x60". obviously with a print of that size to keep the thing flat it needs some sort of rigid support, i'm not too interested in laminating the print or siliconing it to plexi glass, i'd prefer to put a traditional glass box frame over the print and the mount, but want the best archival and stablity conditions, the big dilema is what to mount to.
aluminium seems to be the best as far as stablility and neutrality goes, but it is heavy and expensive.
i've seen prints mounted to medium density fibre panel (i don't know what it's called in english, but a lot of furniture and doors and stuff are made of this material, "mdf" in spain), i seems stable and is cheap and not too heavy.
i don't trust foam board too much, i've seen it buckling wildly in humid conditions.
any experince would be appreciated...
adrian
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