Work In Progress (WIP)
Client: JR
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“In a painting, it’s usually the perspective that focuses the attention of the viewer. With this new mural technique, we break the perspective: Every person is presented at the same size, captured with the same light. No one is more important than another. It is not a group photo, but rather a group of photos. I work with the individuals as they decide how they want to be represented. The mural aims to be a picture of society, not depicting good and bad, but rather showing that both sides are present in everyone.” JR
TECHNOLOGY
- Inkjet print
- splicing of wood-fiber based materials
- laser cutting
MATERIALS
- MDF board
- paper
- double-coated tape
PROCESSES
- photo conversion to multiple print layers
- black and white inkjet print of each layer
- splicing printed paper on MDF board
- laser cutting of each layer to specific contour
“In October 2018, TIME released a special report on guns in America, and in one of the most ambitious cover projects in TIME’s 95-year-history, TIME partnered with JR to photograph and film 245 Americans in an effort to capture the full scope of the nation’s gun debate in one mural.”
Pace Gallery
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