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An animated film of flat, moving lines is projected across the installation space and intercepted by a cubic chamber that contains smoke.<\/p>\n

The projected light is only visible when it is reflected or intercepted by an object or by particles in the atmosphere.<\/p>\n

As the light passes through the smoke-filled structure, lines of light appear to have volume, creating a convincing illusion of solidity.<\/p>\n

Viewers see a three-dimensional construction in space that has no physical form.<\/p>\n

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Title: Pentrojection\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date: 1978\u2028<\/p>\n

Dimensions: 3 \u00d7 1 \u00d7 1 m\u2028<\/p>\n

Materials: Wood, Perspex, smoke, 16mm film projection\u2028<\/p>\n

Edition: Unique\u2028<\/p>\n

Produced as part of Pepper\u2019s BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art awarded by Trent Polytechnic (now Nottingham Trent University).<\/p>\n

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A paper describing this work and its development was published in the Leonardo Journal of Contemporary Visual Artist.<\/p>\n

Kinetic Art: Three-Dimensional Luminous Images Projected into Volumes of Smoke (Pentrojection).
Leonardo, Vol. 12, No. 4, Autumn 1979, pp. 283\u2013289.<\/p>\n

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The appearance of solidity is convincing as the lines of light pass through the smoke-filled container.\u2028<\/p>\n

Viewers can place their eyes directly against the projection and look through the apparent structures.\u2028<\/p>\n

Installations also explored projections into spherical, smoke-filled structures, causing the visible light to curve as it entered and exited.<\/p>\n

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