{"id":25805,"date":"2008-01-01T00:00:59","date_gmt":"2008-01-01T00:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/apepper-com.ibrave.host\/?p=25805"},"modified":"2025-10-20T17:06:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:06:32","slug":"nine-drawn-spaces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/nine-drawn-spaces\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Drawn Spaces"},"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;#8F8F8F&#8221; 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;25631&#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; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The first limited edition work on paper made by Andrew Pepper is part of\u00a0 <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">The Absence of Drawing<\/span> series and developed from early pieces using drawings within holograms and recent paper-based work shown on the <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"3\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">Drawing Wall<\/span> at the Bonington Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2008 staff associated with Nottingham Trent University School of Art and Design, were invited to submit a drawing for the <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"5\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">Drawing Wall<\/span>, part of the <span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"7\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">Drawing Out<\/span> exhibition which took place at the University\u2019s Bonington Gallery.<\/p>\n<p>In connection with the exhibition, a number of workshops were organised, including an introduction to the University\u2019s laser cutter. Pepper took part in one of these workshops, and the <strong>Absence of Drawing s<\/strong>eries developed from this first engagement with the machine.<\/p>\n<p>There is an identifiable link between some of the early holograms, which used laser light to \u2018capture\u2019 physical drawings, and the laser light used here to cut away similar drawn marks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- notionvc: d301883a-21fd-41bf-b8b0-f2b15849974e --><\/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;#8f8f8f&#8221; 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;25632&#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; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Title:\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: 600;\" data-token-index=\"1\" class=\"notion-enable-hover\">Nine Drawn Spaces<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Date:\u00a02008<\/p>\n<p>Dimensions: Watercolour paper: 25.5 x 25.5 cm. 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