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Blinking Interferogram
Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Baumber, Kevin
Date made: 1987
Materials: reflection hologram; glass
Measurements: 17 in x 12 1/2 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms
Please note that due to the unique challenges of holography as a medium, high-resolution digital images are not available for most items in the holography collection. Please contact us for more information on reproducing images of holograms.
MOH-1987.31
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Baumber, Kevin
Date made: 1987
Materials: reflection hologram; glass
Measurements: 17 in x 12 1/2 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms
Multiple-exposure, green interferogram made by pulsed laser, showing a bust shot of a bald man with several earrings; interference fringe patterns from movement show on man's body, giving the man a tattooed appearance; when one moves vertically up and down the hologram, the man's eyes open and close, sometimes one at a time; creator's signature and date appear at bottom.
Please note that due to the unique challenges of holography as a medium, high-resolution digital images are not available for most items in the holography collection. Please contact us for more information on reproducing images of holograms.
MOH-1987.31