Designed: 1997
Suspension Light
Origin: Germany
The 360° hologram for the Ingo Maurer Wo bist Du, Edison, ...? suspension light is a type of hologram which has never been produced before in this form.
Over 2000 frames from a cine-film sequence are transferred by laser onto a special hologram film. The process takes 12 hours and is carried out at night when conditions are calmer.Any vibration would disturb the image transfer, so the equipment – weighing several tons – is mounted on an air-cushion.
The light bulb motif is stored in the film as an interference structure, an ultra-thin crystalline layer in which literally billions of microprisms refract the halogen light in such a way that the virtual image is recomposed as a visual whole.
Holograms of this kind cannot be mass-produced. Each one is made by hand, in a highly intricate process whose outcome is always unique. Small spots or shadows on the film do not indicate inferior quality: they are a natural result of the manufacturing process and cannot be eliminated.
Materials & Finishes: Acrylic glass, aluminium, hologram 360°
Direct sunlight and nicotine may reduce the hologram's lifespan.
Bulb: 50w Halogen bulb (included)
Size: Shade H 25 cm, Shade Dia 46 cm, Height from bulb to bottom of the shade: 52 cm,
Cable length:200cm
