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Panel from "LightForest: The Holographic Rainforest"
Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Connors, Betsy
Date made: 1995
Materials: white light transmission; film
Measurements: 46 in x 15 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms
2001.001.021
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Connors, Betsy
Date made: 1995
Materials: white light transmission; film
Measurements: 46 in x 15 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms
Rainbow-colored panel divided into 8 frames; bottom 2 show ferns; 3rd from bottom frame through second from top frame are double-exposure holograms, showing either a tree trunk or other features, depending on angle of light; 3rd from bottom shows ferns or tree trunk; 4th and 5th from bottom show tree trunk or thin branches covered with Spanish moss; 2nd and 3rd from top show tree trunk or large orchid; top panel shows tree trunk; panel consists of 8 separate pieces of film placed together and laminated between plexiglas.
2001.001.021