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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
2001.001.022
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 7 frames; bottom 2 show 4 large palm leaves; 2nd from bottom is a double-exposure hologram, showing either palm leaves or ivy, depending on angle of light; 3rd from bottom frame through top frame are also double-exposure holograms, showing different angles of ivy leaves on long, winding vines; panel consists of 7 separate pieces of film placed together and laminated between plexiglas.
2001.001.022