What happened to creative holography?
It was the future — it was bright — it would revolutionise the art world.
It was described as the Ultimate Visual!
So, what happened to it, where did it all go? Did it die?
No!
In 1988, I wrote an article for the British Arts magazine, Art Monthly: “Holography, Visual Medium or Cheap Trick?”, where I attempted to explore the state of holography and its use by artists. I didn’t feel, looking at the evidence, that it was a cheap trick, but a clear opportunity for artists to develop work and ideas. Thirty-five years later, I’m still of that opinion. It does, however, seem to have gone a little ‘quiet’.
So what happened?
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