Jonathan Ross

I first met Steve Benton in 1978, shortly after becoming involved with holography. I was on a photoshoot for Multiplex-style holograms and had been persuaded that it would make an amusing image if I shaved off half my beard (I think I had probably grown it after seeing a picture of Steve and deciding that it was the cool holographer’s look). As it happened, Steve was in London at the time and turned up at the studio, which was in the bowels of Goldsmith’s College. I was despatched to meet him at the main gate and the look of astonishment on his face at being greeted by a half-bearded Englishman was worth quite a lot. Whenever we met subsequently there would always be an exchange of facial hair jokes.

Art dealer/collector
jross@gallery286.com
www.holonet.khm.de/jross