Pearl John uses large format holography as a medium to examine issues of self-identity. She combines holographic images with text, video and photography to reach toward the meaning that exists at the boundaries between words and images, and between artist and viewer. Her hologram “Push” explores physical, spiritual and emotional boundaries. The holographic plate is the barrier between the world inside the hologram – the interior self - and the world outside. The hand can be interpreted as forming a “stop” sign - a gentle defense of personal territory – or paradoxically, as reaching for connection through the barrier. The latest series “Breakfast”, “Lunch” and “Snack” produced during a residency at Long Island City’s Center for the Holographic Arts, documents our complex relationship with food and eating. Words are laser-etched into fruit, toast, crisps and peanuts, offering a sense of the many subliminal meanings we project on our food. Pearl John graduated from the Royal College of Art with an MA in Holography in 1992. Her holograms and installations have been exhibited in Japan, Europe and throughout the USA. She currently teaches an “Introduction to Laser Technology” course to high school students at the Columbia Career Center, Missouri, USA.