GIGATAGE
James johnson-perkins
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GIGATAGE IMAGES
VENICE/CANALETTO
KATHMANDU/RAPHAEL
NEW YORK/BOSCH
MOSCOW/SCHOPENHAUER
KUALA LUMPUR/BRUEGEL
BEIJING/CONFUCIUS
DEDHAM VALE/CONSTABLE
BRIGHTON/GERICAULT
LIVERPOOL/NEOLITH
ANGKOR/DARGER
ISTANBUL/ZEID
BERLIN/CAGE
JAIPUR/SINGH
PARIS/SUSKIND
NINEVEH/MARTIN
GIGATAGE works are ultra-large-scale digital images created through a combination of Gigapan photography and complex digital montage. Gigapan technology was originally developed through collaborations between NASA and research institutions to capture ultra-high-resolution panoramic images for planetary exploration, allowing scientists to examine distant terrain in extraordinary detail. Repurposed within an artistic context, this technology enables images that function as immersive visual environments rather than singular compositions, unfolding across epic panoramic formats that invite sustained viewing and close inspection.
These ultra-large scale digital images are epic landscapes of modern and historical figures in renowned sites and civic squares, including: The Rialto Bridge/Venice, Times Square/New York, Red Square/Moscow, Patan Square in Kathmandu and Brighton Pier. By carefully selecting and positioning the figures based on different themes: Ethics, Religion, The Uncanny, Refuge and War, Johnson-Perkins creates Taxonomies of these narratives, which in themselves explore history, identity, and place. These works also connect with iconic historic artists, specific artworks and thinkers, which are reflected in the GIGATAGE titles such as: Canaletto, Raphael, Bosch, Gericault, Schopenhauer and Confucius. Gigatage
Sale Price: £6000. Digital pigment prints on panama heavy fabric available in an Edition of 10. Please make enquiries on this website
NASA/GIGAPAN TECHNOLOGY
NASA/GIGAPAN TECHNOLOGY
These gigatage works harness Gigapan imaging systems alongside NASA-developed stitching and data-processing technologies to construct vast, ultra-high-resolution visual fields. These immersive composites merge thousands of images, enabling intricate narrative layering, forensic detail, and expansive spatial storytelling that invites viewers to navigate complexity at both monumental and microscopic scales.
