Holos Gramma (Whole Picture) — Exhibition and Performance
About this Event
Please join us on Saturday, August 8, 7-10pm for the opening of Holos Gramma (Whole Picture), an exhibition of new holographic works by New York based visiting artist Eric Leiser, taking place in XINEMA’s Darkroom. This exhibition is accompanied by an expanded cinematic shadow puppet performance by Eric Leiser and XINEMA member Niloufar Samadi, outside XINEMA’s Fieldhouse at 9pm.
Holos Gramma (Whole Picture)
August 8-9, 2026
Opening: August 8, 7-10pm (Performance at 9pm)
In/Outside XINEMA’s Darkroom (map)
Tickets are $15 suggested donation, NOTAFLOF (no one turned away for lack of funds).
**Please note, the exhibition will only be open for the weekend. To schedule a viewing on Sunday August 9, please email [email protected].**
Holos Gramma—a phrase coined by holography pioneer Dennis Gabor translating to “the whole picture”—considers how holography captures the immense amount of information contained within perceived reality. Through a site-specific installation, Eric Leiser will present new holographic assemblage works composed of both physical and captured hand-sculpted ceramics that mimic found and imagined organic forms. Inspired by the intersections of natural and scientific imagery, these arrangements mirror the hierarchies of the infinite and interstitial space between real and virtual structures in holography. Each hologram is composed of a Slavich laser-sensitive holographic film plate painted with emulsion-staining chemistry, then encoded with the objects’ three-dimensional information with laser light at a microscopic level.
To accompany the exhibition, there will be an improvised, collaborative expanded cinema performance presented outside XINEMA’s Fieldhouse at 9pm on opening night. The performance will showcase live shadow puppetry, lit with looped 16mm projection and laser illuminated transmission holograms. Community-made shadow puppets, created in Leiser’s workshop (info below) will be presented as part of the final performance. This presentation will activate the surrounding site through collective participation and ephemeral image-making—highlighting the intersections between holography, analogue cinema, sculpture, and performance; multiple facets of both Eric’s practice and broader unconventional cinematic forms.
Due to the limitations of our space, this exhibition is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. Accessible public bathrooms are open until 9pm; afterwards, indoor bathrooms will be available via a short ramp and 29” doorways.
This is a mask recommended event. Masks can be provided free of charge.
If you require further physical accommodation, please email [email protected].
Visiting artist Eric Leiser will be present at the opening.
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