Congress Exhibition
May 12 - July 22, 1990
NOTES ON THE EXHIBITION
In conjunction with the congress proper
the Planning Committee saw the need for the inclusion of a small-scale
exhibition to accompany the gathering of representatives. This
exhibition was meant to complement the congress as well as to
afford the public an opportunity to enjoy the current creative
work of various artist/holographers from throughout the world.
Because of the dynamic capabilities of the holographic medium
it is often difficult for artists to share ideas on their latest
work except with those in a close geographical proximity. Unlike
more traditional 
media
such as painting and drawing which can often be reproduced (with
modest accuracy) using photographic tools, the holographic image
is difficult to duplicate economically. The exhibition was necessary
since it afforded representatives to the congress an opportunity
to share their work directly with their colleagues and to demonstrate
and discuss the unique features of their work with arts professionals
from outside the field as well, including those speakers participating
in the event.
For this Congress each artist was requested to submit one small scale holographic artwork for presentation in this exhibition. A guideline of 30 X 40 cm (the size of a mid-size holographic plate) was suggested to each of the representatives. Because of the limited time available however and the space limitations of the gallery being used it was not possible for all the representatives to submit work for this exhibition. Some artists working in holography today are exploring the medium on a scale which is comparable to installations and other larger works in more traditional media. The result is that the following exhibition list does not include artwork from every representative to the congress. (In order to compensate for this situation and to add an additional dimension of shared information to the congress each representative present submitted a slide of a current work. The compiled set of slides was then duplicated and a copy provided to each representative in the hope that this would permit a further dissemination of information regarding recent developments in the aesthetic development of holography worldwide.)
Despite some smaller difficulties, the exhibition was extremely successful in that it was well received by the public in the surrounding community, garnering a good deal of attention from the local media. In addition to this, the exhibition served as a focal point for discussion and debate among the representatives and permitted the quest speakers an opportunity to interact more directly with the issues and ideas present in these artist's work today.
A special thank you is extended here to Ed Wesly of Chicago who contributed a considerable amount of time and energy assisting in the layout and installation of this exhibition.
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Claudette Abrams TITLE:
From the "Petrified" Series
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Margaret Benyon TITLE:
"Split Benedict" |
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Rudie Berkhout TITLE:
"Land in a Tree"
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Phillipe Boissonet TITLE:
"Tranche d'espace-temps"
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Brigitte Burgmer TITLE:
"Transformator" (Floor Piece)
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Harriet Casdin-Silver TITLE:
"UTIUG i TKAN I" (Detail of Environmental Installation
"UTIUG") |
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Susan Cowles TITLE:
"Hermetic Silence" |
Marie Andree Cossette TITLE:
"Le Seigneur des Anneaux" ( Lord of the Rings)
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Melissa Crenshaw TITLE:
"Untitled": from the series "Is This what you
want?"
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Paula Dawson TITLE:
"To Absent Friends" |
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Rebecca Deem TITLE:
"Flipped Out"
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Sydney Dinsmore TITLE:
"Untitled": from the series "Is This what you
want?" |
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George Dyens TITLE:
"Hommage Aux Forces Vitales Du Quebec" (detail)
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Julio Ruiz Garcia TITLE:
"Nuz" |
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Mary Harman TITLE:
"Spirits of the House" |
Kazuo Hatano TITLE:
"BLUE TALK" |
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Setsuko Ishii TITLE:
"Leaves, still alive" |
Frithioff Johansen TITLE:
"Smoke Chamber" |
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DieterJung TITLE:
"Illumination" |
John Kaufman TITLE:
"Baby" |
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Paul Newman TITLE:
Light Form XV. "DJINN" |
Anna Maria Nicholson TITLE:
"Self-portrait" |
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Andrew Pepper TITLE:
"Square Eclipse" |
Dan Schweitzer TITLE:
"Paradox" |
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Douglas E. Tyler TITLE:
"Transponder" (Installation view - Atrium) |
Fred Untersehrer TITLE:
"On Moving / Moving On" |
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Doris Vila TITLE:
From the series"Holograms for someone invisible" |
Wenyon and Gamble TITLE:
Untitled from "Dust in the Eyes" Series |
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Ed Wesly TITLE:
Orgasmatron |
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