My apologies to all, I mean swabs, gauze with blood.

Before the artists recent passing on, he instructed his brother and a good
friend how to assemble the work.  Nobody has seen the work but what I
understand from the curator, it is his last work in which he wants to show
his hardship and battle with his illness.
As you understand there are no pictures available.

Does this work fit in our collection?   Yes, as it would be another work
done by him. (We have about 1200 of his works)
Would we buy the work anyway?   I don’t know
Does this work make an important contribution to society?       Yes, it would be
the last work of a well-known local artist.
Does anyone on this list ever had to deal with conserving cotton gauze with
blood? If so, how did you go about doing that?

Please ignore the question on how to display the work, as this is the least
of our worries.

That the work could be hazardous is a big concern to us and as you
understand, we would like to safeguard our visitors and ourselves from
contagious diseases (if any). The family is not very open about any
contagious diseases that the artist might have had.
My curiosity goes towards your thoughts if you were offered a similar work.
Do you see any difficulties in accepting the work and why (yes or no).

Excuse my English as I it is not my native language.
Thank you,
Roeland Stulemeijer
Conservator
National University of Singapore Museums
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Tel: (+ 65) 874 8817
Fax: (+ 65) 778 3738
10 Kent Ridge Crescent
Singapore 119260



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