Two meetings specifically for the art of holography and funded mainly by the American Shearwater Foundation took place in 1990 and 1996 in the USA and UK. These meetings brought together respected artists and critics to discuss the state of this creative medium. It has now been possible to analyze the discussions which took place and to view them in a critical, academic and global context. Here we discuss some of the mechanisms involved, learning processes, pitfalls and results of possible interest to others thinking of organizing such meetings. Are these events of value, considering the cost of mounting them, should they be regular, topic specific, art meetings or is there scope for similar discussions to take place through other channels, such as SPIE, Lake Forest or the Internet?
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