[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”509.7px” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”30px||||false|false” box_shadow_style=”preset1″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_icon font_icon=”||fa||400″ icon_color=”#8F8F8F” align=”left” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” transform_scale=”40%|40%” animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”right” global_module=”25631″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_icon][et_pb_text admin_label=”Catalogue” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n
Part of an experimental series of works investigating the unintentional or unwanted marks that can emerge during the act of making.<\/span><\/p>\n The \u2018hair in the gate\u2019 phenomenon<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n The term \u2018hair in the gate\u2019 originated in traditional filmmaking, when films were shot on physical celluloid rather than digital cameras.<\/span><\/p>\n The gate is the small rectangular aperture inside a film camera through which light passes to expose the film. During filming, a tiny strand of hair, a speck of dust or a fragment of celluloid could become lodged in or near the gate. Positioned in the path of the light, this debris could appear in the recorded image as a dark, wavy line or blemish, often along the edge of the frame.<\/span><\/p>\n In <\/span>Step Down<\/span><\/em>, the \u2018debris\u2019 is intentional. It challenges the expectation of extreme cleanliness in the holographic recording process, drawing attention to spontaneous imperfections and the traces of making that might otherwise be regarded as flaws<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_icon font_icon=”p||divi||400″ icon_color=”#8f8f8f” align=”left” _builder_version=”4.24.0″ _module_preset=”default” transform_scale=”40%|40%” animation_style=”fade” animation_direction=”right” global_module=”25632″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_icon][et_pb_text admin_label=”Catalogue” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Title: Step Down<\/span><\/p>\n Date: 1990<\/p>\n Dimensions: H 25.4 x W 20.32cm (10 x 8 inches)<\/p>\n Materials: Reflection hologram on glass<\/p>\n Edition: Unique<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1990_Step_Down_Larger.png” _builder_version=”4.27.9″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” title_text=”1990_Step_Down_Larger” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An exploration of the tension between technical precision and spontaneous imperfection. The work deliberately introduces unwanted marks into the holographic recording process, transforming potential flaws into traces of the act of making.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30911,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","footnotes":""},"categories":[7,13],"tags":[33],"class_list":["post-30909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holography","category-works-on-paper","tag-paper"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30909"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30923,"href":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30909\/revisions\/30923"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.apepper.com\/studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}