



WHAT WE DO
Southwood Holographics is a holography center located in the Hudson Valley. We are focused on the production of holograms, education in holography, and the pursuit of new holographic technologies. We innovated a variety of holographic technologies for the production of our holograms. These holograms can be viewed by appointment in our gallery. We produce large and small scale holograms for artists and commercial clients. We offer education opportunities for individuals and groups in the form of online, hybrid, and in-person workshops.
HOLOGRAMS WE MAKE
Holography is a lightwave medium. Recording light waves in order to render an image requires a
movement/vibration free studio and specialized optics. Historically, the first studio was created
for artistic use in the late 1960’s but was not refined for creative applications until the 1970’s.
From 1970-1990’s holographic studios owned and operated by holographers proliferated. By
the 2000’s most of these studios had ceased operation as Universities and younger artists
embraced other technologies for rendering art works. Despite this, internationally, there remain
practitioners and people interested in learning the craft, but studios are almost nonexistent.
Southwood Holographics is one of the few fully operating holography studios (optics & darkroom) in the world that has been designed for creating all types of holographic images, rather than for commercial applications (such as anti-counterfeiting holography). The beautiful rural setting is beneficial for the stability required for the process of creating both analogue and digital holograms as well.
We have two studios – the "HIT" lab and the "HAD" lab – that each contain several systems and set-ups for producing many different types of holograms. "HIT" stands for Holography Isolation Table, as the optical components sit on a ~1000 lb stable table for the recording process.
This system is can produce holograms up to 12"x16" in size, and can be used for creating the following types of holograms:
● Laser Transmission Holograms (Multiple Beam Technique)
● Laser Transmission Master Holograms (Multiple Beam Technique)
● White Light Viewable Reflection & Transmission “Transfer” Holograms (Multiple Beam
Technique)
● Direct Beam Recording of Reflection Holograms (*which require few optics and is perfect for
beginner holographers)
