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Berlin Wall

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Orazem, Vito; Luck, Thomas
Date made: date unknown
Materials: reflection hologram; glass
Measurements: 4 in x 5 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms

Unsharp image of Berlin's Brandenberg Gate in background, with portions of the Berlin Wall in the foreground; depending on one's horizontal position, one sees either 1, 2 or 3 sections of the graffiti-covered Wall; also had vertical parallax, so that one can see the Wall at different heights, to the point that Brandenberg Gate is blocked out; green image.


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MOH-1993.47.036

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