Background

Ioleography^{TM 1} is an original technique developed by Iole Alessandrini, who combined her name "Iole" with "photography" and/or “holography” to describe her innovative approach to creating Laser Plane photographs. Laser Plane photography, entails positioning a Laser Plane between the subjects and the camera, capturing their movements as they intersect with the plane.

In 2001, in collaboration with Ed Mannery, Alessandrini unveiled her inaugural Laser Plane exhibition at the Bellevue Art Museum. This groundbreaking display laid the foundation for interactive installations with the Laser Plane at Jack Straw Production in 2004. Alessandrini continued to refine her technique, ultimately giving rise to the invention of Laser Plane Photography.

¹ The terms Ioleography^TM, Ioleogram, and Ioleograph are trademarks used to refer to this original form of photography. The term Ioleograph draws inspiration from "Rayograph," a term coined by Man Ray in 1900 to describe his distinctive method of creating photograms. Man Ray's photograms involved placing objects and various elements on photosensitive paper and exposing them to light without the use of a camera.