Jeweled Net: See Holography in Action

Holography is an MIT kind of thing. And now you can see new works on campus and watch online videos by global holography creators.

Why at MIT? The MIT Museum does have the world's largest collection of holograms.

The museum’s annual Luminous Windows exhibition features breakthroughs in this revolutionary imaging technology.

When the 9th International Symposium on Display Holography was held at MIT Media Lab, June 25-29, 2012, the setting was perfect for an accompanying exhibit. So the MIT Museum offered The Jeweled Net: Views of Contemporary Holography, a rare opportunity to view new works from practicing display holographers. And you can still experience the symposium and the exhibit.

Watch the videos: 54 symposium videos are available online that touch on the physics, the equipment, the art forms, and the educational opportunities holograms offer. Samples  include Holovideo for Everyone (14 mins.) ; 3D and Education (16 mins.); and Hololujah: A One Kilometre Art Hologram (19 mins.)

See the exhibit: Over 20 holograms some newly created by international artists are on display at the MIT Museum through September 28, 2013.

And what is a hologram?

"A hologram represents how the human brain, and light information interact to create the experience of three-dimensional space, says Seth Riskin SM '89, the MIT Museum’s manager of emerging technologies and holography/spatial imaging initiatives. "Holography represents deeper technological access into light’s capacity as an image and information carrier."

Riskin and MIT Media Lab Principal Research Scientist Michael Bove '83, SM '85, PhD '89, co-chaired the symposium.