{"id":25639,"date":"2014-01-01T00:00:40","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T00:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apepper-com.ibrave.host\/?p=25639"},"modified":"2026-02-18T18:03:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T18:03:15","slug":"lean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/lean\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;509.7px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;30px||||false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_icon font_icon=&#8221;&#xf15c;||fa||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#e09900&#8243; align=&#8221;left&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; transform_scale=&#8221;40%|40%&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; global_module=&#8221;25494&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_icon][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Catalogue&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>This work marks the first time Pepper used a digital holographic production process.\u2028<\/p>\n<p>The image-object within the holographic plate initially existed as a series of points within a digital 3D modelling system. That data was sent to a holographic production Zebra Imaging in the USA, and the finished \u2018printed\u2019 hologram arrived by courier a few days later.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting physical hologram, printed onto a plastic substrate, was produced as a test or sketch towards the end of 2013. It offered an opportunity to explore a digital production and visualisation process, continuing Pepper\u2019s investigation into how the location of dots of light can define a volume.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibited in <a href=\"\/studio\/lanchester-gallery-university-drawology\/\"><strong>Drawology,<\/strong><\/a> Lanchester Gallery, Coventry University, UK.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 5fbafc67-7b36-4860-bb1c-b4b73f0332c5 --><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_icon font_icon=&#8221;&#x70;||divi||400&#8243; icon_color=&#8221;#e09900&#8243; align=&#8221;left&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; transform_scale=&#8221;40%|40%&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;right&#8221; global_module=&#8221;25493&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_icon][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Catalogue&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Title: <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">Lean<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Date: 2014<\/p>\n<p>Dimensions: Hologram H 25.4 x W 20.32cm (H 10 x W 8 inches)<br \/>Gallery floor\/wall (variable)<\/p>\n<p>Materials: Digital hologram and shuttered theatrical spotlight<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: c533e327-6303-4715-a418-ec7033136bd4 --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 71757560-bb25-41a9-89ae-6dd7a770580d --><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lean4.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Lean4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Pepper_Lean_Detail_with_wall_650.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Pepper_Lean_Detail_with_wall_650&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Catalogue&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The work reiterates aspects of Pepper\u2019s hand-drawn series from the late 1980s and early 1990s, made up of multiple, individual points of light \u2013 here rendered as \u2018hogels\u2019, the holographic equivalent of pixels. There is a direct connection between this digital work and <a href=\"\/studio\/point-addition\/\"><strong>Point Addition<\/strong><\/a>, which uses larger points of light separated into five distinct spatial levels.<\/p>\n<p>Like many of Pepper\u2019s works, Lean remained in the studio for some time before being incorporated into an installation. 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It was during this residency, in July 2014, that the combination of positioning, lighting and angled display was developed.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">Lean<\/span>\u00a0was shown for the first time in <a href=\"\/studio\/lanchester-gallery-university-drawology\/\"><strong>Drawology<\/strong><\/a> at the Lanchester Gallery, Coventry University, UK.<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 8015f146-f56b-4c1f-9b3e-e07453ca90d9 --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: 71757560-bb25-41a9-89ae-6dd7a770580d --><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lean3.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Lean3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Lean2.jpg&#8221; title_text=&#8221;Lean2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.24.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Catalogue&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The holographically generated image is not immediately visible when approaching the work. 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