ASMR at the museum | Conserving Vivien Leigh's Cleopatra Cloak | V&A
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Follow Senior Textile Conservator Susana Fajardo as she works on a cloak worn by Vivien Leigh for her performance as Cleopatra in Shakespeare's play 'Antony and Cleopatra', at the St. James's Theatre in 1951.
Sound designer and performance-maker Julie Rose Bower has documented Susana’s meticulous steps using ambisonic sound, letting us get closer to the object than ever before.
Watch as Susana uses the cold poultice technique to remove folds and creases in the cloth 'feathers' of the cloak, carefully utilising moisture and glass weights to relax the fibres.
Conservation process:
Examining the costume: 00:11
Explaining the cold poultice technique: 01:08
Preparing layers: 01:33
Cutting and spraying blotting paper: 2:00
Placing 'sandwiches' between the 'feathers' and adding the glass weights: 02:39
Creating a chamber to trap moisture: 04:12
Vivien Leigh wearing the cloak: 05:54
See the cloak in more detail: www.vam.ac.uk/articles/conser...
Find out more in our Theatre and Performance Collection: www.vam.ac.uk/collections/the...
I love this series. It's both fascinating and incredibly relaxing.
same
I hope this woman knows how much peace she’s brought people lol she has one of the best voices ever also watching her care for these pieces is one of the most interesting things you can find on TH-cam lol 💝 she needs to do more lol this museum needs more inventory for her to care for lol
Fascinating work
I love the spray used for relaxing the leather feathers
Exquisite, isn't it?
Guys this is pure ASMR gold…. Please make them at least ten mins long. They are superb and really fascinating. 🙏🏼
Vivien Leigh is an icon, and seeing her former costume restored is so satisfying. More Vivien Leigh archive content please!
Take a look at this film? th-cam.com/video/ckj4Tcb1UHE/w-d-xo.html Or have a browse in Explore the Collections: collections.vam.ac.uk/search/?q=Vivien+Leigh&year_made_from=&year_made_to= ✨
@@vamuseum I’ve watched that repeatedly and browsed the online archive many times. I’d love to see a focus on her Haute Couture archive from the houses of Pierre Balmain and Christian Dior. 💞
Love the conserving of clothes, textiles videos. This Lady is amazingly fabulous
Please make these videos even longer if possible! They're so fascinating and so relaxing!
This is so wonderful seeing her preserve this costume from history. Her voice is very soothing and so are her hand movements and accent. I wish this was looped. ❤️👌🏻
Susana Fajardo is so amazing at her work, and so relaxing to listen to and watch ❤💕😊
I absolutely love this series!
The picture of Leigh is from Shaw's Caesar and Cleopatra with Olivier as Julius Caesar. Not Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Lovely restoration, though.
Honestly I’m all here for the V&A ASMR I love this series
Keep your eyes peeled for our new series coming soon...
I can't believe I'm correcting a V&A video, but the photograph at the end is from Shaw's "Caesar and Cleopatra" not Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra". Olivier and Leigh performed both plays alternately in 1951. You can tell which play it is by the makeup: Olivier is aged to play Caesar and Leigh's lips are pouty, for a more youthful, naive appearance. (In the play, the aging Caesar teaches the teenage Cleopatra how to be Queen.) For "Antony and Cleopatra" Olivier was young and virile and Leigh's Cleopatra was slightly older and wiser.
As she got older, Leigh used the artificially plumped lower lip trick to excess. (And needlessly, I might add, as she was never less than stunning.) I can't enjoy some of her later films because all I want to do is reach up onto the screen and wipe off half her lipstick!
I suddenly need that fancy water sprayer.
I know! It's beautiful!
I own one, I bought it on Amazon roughly 6 years ago! It’s amazing and I spray my plants with it. Please enjoy it!
@@plantzommy link pls
It's wonderful to see how much love and attention this fine woman puts into the care & restoration of these art/costume pieces. My grandpa was an actor in Hollywood from 1918-1930's. So these old pieces being restored and given respect with all the hard work put into them makes me so happy. I worked with textiles & make art at home. I know how much work goes into these pieces and it is a heck of a lot of work. Much more than this short description. Great video and she has such a gentle kind voice. Hope they continue to make more videos.
This is my favorite series on TH-cam. The videos are as beautifully produced, as they are fascinating. Please don’t ever stop making them.
The way she cares for this piece of clothing is fascinating, so meticulous and so much love in the work
Sombody give these amazing people raises! I absolutely love this series. Thank you for sharing such stunning pieces and the process of conservation with stories. ❤
These are honestly some of my favorite videos on TH-cam
Fabulous ASMR content. Thank you all at V&A who ran with this idea and made it available to everybody.
Thank you so much for this series, it's absolutely wonderful! I love videos that are both relaxing AND informative/interesting, and the conservation work itself is incredible.
i love this series. I wish they were a little bit longer and we were able to watch all of the conserving methods. I look forward to every video!
yess!! I was hoping you guys might make more of these :)))
It’s wonderful that we have people in this world who actually care about preserving these artefacts. The V&A is a treasure trove full of history. The ASMR is an added bonus..💚
Whoever‘s idea it was to put this lady on ASMR conserving artefacts was an absolute genius.
This is the best ASMR I have ever heard in my entire life and I hope they keep going with every artefact they have !! Think of the revenue they could make from TH-cam!!
Oh my....🎉 I've could never imagine would ever see her other wardrobes, from her appearances at all! She gets the best wardrobes. Rare talent .... she live rent free in our minds
I could watch this all day, much respect for the maker(s) of the video and the costume expert!
Warmest thanks for posting these videos - educational and relaxing at the same time :-)
Yesssss love this series. And having lots of explanations on this one
LETS GO V&A
I looooove this series, thanks for continuing it!!!
Stunning work x
So wonderful to see this in colour 🙏
I love love love this series! Please make the videos longer!
such meticulous work. i love it
I love these videos, educational and soothing.
These costumes are gorgeous!!!!!!
The V&A museum employees are incredibly good at ASMR!
Been waiting for this ever since the preview a few months ago
I love this videos!! 💜
Wonderful!
Fascinating!
Loved It!!
canu please make these videos longer?!!! They are so brilliant!!!!!!!
Thank you. .
Beautiful video 💙
Love this
For anyone interested criterion has a box set of 3 movies on dvd for $35 and this is one of the movies in the box set. Cesar and Cleopatra.
YAAASSSS
In a world full of blown-out asmrtists this is some of the most amazing and natural feeling ASMR I've seen in a long time! Wow!!
Amei esse trabalho
That museum is great
Totally enjoying the non-destructive method of removing wrinkles. Is there anyway to get details on the sprayer? I live in the desert and frequently use a sprayer, but everything I found has broken very quickly. That sprayer looks industrial.
It's this one: www.preservationequipment.com/Catalogue/Equipment-Tools/Sprayers/Dahlia-Sprayer-Compact although you can still achieve a fine mist from a less expensive one made of plastic 💧
WE NEED MORE V&A FEED US
How does the moisture from the paper actually come in contact with the fabric if there is a layer between it?
The membrane is not waterproof
Is there a way to see inside images and close-ups of this garment. I am interested in creating my own...I am inspired.
I love that they are honoring the actress who wore the costume. But I want to know who made it. Who was the artist behind making the costume. They should recieve just as much attention as the actress, if not more.
I usually love these videos but I can’t focus over the loud conversations in the back. I feel like it’s common courtesy if you see the museum is making a video with multiple microphones you should be a little quieter
I believe it's common courtesy to allow people to enjoy there day at the museum
@@yupper4030 clearly not in a public part of the museum. I'm surprised they didn't tell them to shut up!
Wow.....😎
What are the blue stones?
They are plastic turquoise jewels. You can find out more in our object record here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O98204/theatre-costume-cruddas-audrey-miss/
Anyone know the name of the membrane utilized?
Love these, I'm wondering why they don't wear gloves?
to stop the possibility of damage if the textile decorations (tinsel, plastic jewels etc) catch on your gloves :)
This video should tell you a bit more about how conservators approach object handling 🖐️: th-cam.com/video/WAGVQMt36cY/w-d-xo.html
I love this series as well BUT in this video the opportunity was missed to talk a little about the materials- silk, wool, cotton, what stones were used etcetera. I have more questions now than before 😳
You can find out more about the materials in the cloak's object record on Explore the Collections here: collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O98204/theatre-costume-cruddas-audrey-miss/
Hi, V&A- thanks for the link- that is amazing that someone from the museum responds to the comments. Now I know everything I wanted to know- never in a million years would I have thought the stones were plastic- I thought they were Larimar! Thank you again!
I love these but they're just not long enough
Brava,
Just clicked on this so fast…so fast
I suppose the water is distilled?
She has a Spanish British accent and it is so soothing
WHY DID I THINK IT WAS SLAVIC 😫
A skill -as to NOT rush. A lesson in not ruining a museum piece. 🌐
Is there a reason why she's not wearing gloves?
Yes, the gloves can damage the fabric by leaving debris and also because lived items must be touched to be understood. Without touch, these items are void of life and you can tell.
This is nice, watching her dooo…zzzzzzzz
Love this! Perhaps not have people in the background talking during filming? Defeats the purpose.
Seems like there could be two versions of this, one with talking and one without. While I enjoyed learning about what she was doing, it wasn’t really ASMR. Keep them coming though! Very enjoyable.
If only the background noises and people’s voices talking nonstop would’ve been cut out then the video would be perfect. I wish they would’ve had mandatory quiet time while filming this because it’s so distracting and detracts from the relaxation of the video.
That looks more like a Native American cape.
What are you expecting from the 50's 😀
cold poultice
Do we no longer bother to wear gloves when handling antique fabrics?
Gloves are actually bad because the cotton snags delicate fabrics and prevents you from feeling how roughly you are touching it
she's literally a professional, I'm sure she knows what she's doing
Because lived items must be touched to be understood. It must be a shitty life being as sanitised and pedantic as you are.
@@quietquitter6103 Your crystal ball needs a tune-up. I am neither pedantic nor preoccupied with hygiene. It was a question, and it was posed a freaking year ago. "...lived items?" Worn garments and accessories? I'm being pedantic? Me? And are you claiming some sort of psychic experience in handling used goods?
@@scallopohare9431 I guess we can both agree yours was a stupid question, then. Be blessed xx
Membranes
The background noise is very distracting.
I hope that Kim Kardashian won’t ruin that one, too 😮😢
(Don’t give her ideas!)
My only thing is with this lady is the smacking noise she makes while talking
Very disappointing no CC.
This is too loud to be called ASMR
Why wouldn't you wear gloves ... It's leather, sweat and body juices can stain ....
Gloves do more damage and these items should be touched. Good grief, imagine being in your sanitised little life. I'd kill myself.
@@quietquitter6103 you probably touch train and bus, shopping trolley railings . 99% have traces of faeces
@@navajoauckland6003 It's almost as though you think the professional conservationist didn't properly wash their hands.
Wisper next time.
Don't like her thick accent.
I wonder how many languages you can speak.
I love it!
Is this a reupload? I swear I’ve seen this one before