laser

I think the first thing I'll say is that when I was a little girl, my father was working for Bell Labs, and I can remember him taking me to see the introduction of the laser and saying, this is going to be important.

Copper Giloth, 1980s Computer Art: Mark Wilson, David Em, Dan Sandin

By etching into the display itself, I’m not just showing an image on the screen but physically transforming the screen as a visual interface. The laser creates scars—interruptions in the pixel grid—that permanently affect how the image is rendered.

Justin Urbach, Reprogramming Sensory Habits