Lighting apparatus for a motor vehicle comprising a light module, wherein the light module comprises: - a laser light source for generating laser light (L, L', L"), wherein the laser light source comprises one or more laser diodes (101, 102, 103) and - an optical device on which the laser light (L, L', L'') is incident and which is configured in such a way that it generates a prespecified symbol arrangement in the area surrounding the motor vehicle, wherein the optical device comprises one or more holographic optical elements (2, 2', 2") which are substantially non-absorbent to the laser light (L, L', L") and which are designed to produce interference of the laser light (L, L', L") by means of phase modulation thereof in order to generate the prespecified symbol arrangement, wherein the laser light source is an RGB laser light source which comprises a number of red laser diodes, a number of green laser diodes and a number of blue laser diodes as laser diodes (101, 102, 103), wherein a first holographic optical structure on which the red laser light of the number of red laser diodes is incident is associated with the number of red laser diodes, a second holographic optical structure on which the green laser light (L') of the number of green laser diodes is incident is associated with the number of green laser diodes, and a third holographic optical structure on which the blue laser light of the number of blue laser diodes is incident is associated with the number of blue laser diodes, wherein the first, second and third holographic optical structures (201, 202, 203) are constituent parts of the holographic optical element or elements (2, 2', 2"), wherein the light module is configured in such a way that the red, green and blue laser light (L, L', L") is superimposed after passing the first, second and third holographic optical structures (201, 202, 203) and as a result the symbol arrangement is generated in white light, characterized in that the optical device comprises, in addition to the holographic optical element or elements (2, 2', 2''), as further optical elements (5, 5', 5'') which follow the holographic optical element or elements (2, 2', 2'') in the beam path of the laser light (L, L', L"): a first mirror on which only a first laser light selected from the red, green and blue laser light (L, L', L") is incident when the light module is switched on and which reflects the first laser light, a second mirror on which only the first laser light, which is reflected at the first mirror, and a second laser light (L') selected from the red, green and blue laser light (L, L', L") are incident when the light module is switched on, wherein the second laser light (L') differs from the first laser light and wherein the second mirror reflects the second laser (L') and transmits the first laser light, and a third mirror on which only the first laser light, which is transmitted at the second mirror, the second laser light (L'), which is reflected at the second mirror, and a third laser light (L") selected from the red, green and blue laser light (L, L', L") are incident when the light module is switched on, wherein the third laser light (L") differs from the first and second laser light (L, L') and wherein the third mirror (5") reflects the third laser light (L") and transmits the first and second laser light (L, L'), wherein the first, second and third mirrors (5, 5', 5'') are arranged in relation to one another in such a way that the laser light which is reflected at these mirrors (5, 5', 5'') is superimposed and as a result the symbol arrangement is generated in white light. - a laser light source for generating laser light (L, L', L"), wherein the laser light source comprises one or more laser diodes (101, 102, 103) and - an optical device on which the laser light (L, L', L'') is incident and which is configured in such a way that it generates a prespecified symbol arrangement in the area surrounding the motor vehicle, wherein the optical device comprises one or more holographic optical elements (2, 2', 2") which are substantially non-absorbent to the laser light (L, L', L") and which are designed to produce interference of the laser light (L, L', L") by means of phase modulation thereof in order to generate the prespecified symbol arrangement, wherein the laser light source is an RGB laser light source which comprises a number of red laser diodes, a number of green laser diodes and a number of blue laser diodes as laser diodes (101, 102, 103), wherein a first holographic optical structure on which the red laser light of the number of red laser diodes is incident is associated with the number of red laser diodes, a second holographic optical structure on which the green laser light (L') of the number of green laser diodes is incident is associated with the number of green laser diodes, and a third holographic optical structure on which the blue laser light of the number of blue laser diodes is incident is associated with the number of blue laser diodes, wherein the first, second and third holographic optical structures (201, 202, 203) are constituent parts of the holographic optical element or elements (2, 2', 2"), wherein the light module is configured in such a way that the red, green and blue laser light (L, L', L") is superimposed after passing the first, second and third holographic optical structures (201, 202, 203) and as a result the symbol arrangement is generated in white light,