James Renier - installation detail, printed image on vinyl banner, 6ft. x 18ft., Abel Joseph Gallery - Brussels

Full piece here.

James wanted to do a site specific piece that was literally specific to the site/gallery through its duplication or copy/rendition, an accurate topology thereof installed directly on top of the "original." James subsequently took photos of the gallery's interior in a full 360 panoramic view. He then pieced the photos into one long photo montage starting and ending from the entrance to the gallery. This image was then transfered to a sheet of vinyl canvas, in a slightly smaller scale to the actual support (the gallery wall) that it was fastened to. To further heighten this "trompe l'oeil" effect, James hung four of his original paintings directly onto the vinyl wall, mimicking an actual installation/exhibition of his work, had he had the entire gallery to work with instead of just one wall. He purposely printed the image of the gallery in B&W to enhance the contrast between his originals in color and the more subtler (bland) interior of the gallery space. The light bulbs you see in the image are the actual light bulbs that were suspended from the gallery's ceiling. It was a fascinating and intriguing work to behold.