“Totality” is a holographic representation of an eclipse; a three-dimensional rendering of the moment the moon passes in front of the sun. The holographic moon is generated from 3D scans by NASA. At the moment of totality, stars appear behind the sun, in a moment of revelation.

A hologram and an eclipse share a unique similarity in that they both captivate and mesmerize when experienced firsthand. Both play with our expectations of light and shadow, and transcend the limitations of two-dimensional representation. Both invite us to immerse ourselves more fully in the moment, and to reassess our sense of perception.

"A total solar eclipse reminds us of what an amazing place we live in – not just your city, or country, or even the continent – but our planet. There is nowhere else that we know of in the universe that gets a view of the solar corona like we do during a total solar eclipse. The moon perfectly blocks out the bright disk of the Sun and for a few fleeting moments we can see the Sun’s atmosphere streaming out into the cosmos. This fact offers us a rare glimpse of how our closest star influences everything we are on Earth. We regularly think of the Sun as a part of weather: “is it sunny out?”, “that sunshine is hot.” Seeing the gossamer-thin plumes of the corona with our own eyes gives us a chance to see our Sun as it is; an achingly beautiful sphere of twisting magnetic fields accented by superheated plasma. It doesn’t matter who you are, or your interest level in astronomy, a total solar eclipse allows us to feel our place in the universe. The level of awe people report in seeing a total solar eclipse is only slightly less than the awe people feel witnessing their child being born. Experiencing a total eclipse is unbelievably stunning… and then it is over as quickly as it began."

- Michael Kirk, Heliophysics NASA Goddard, on the piece "Totality"

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