MIAMI – An international artist has created an interactive art experience in South Florida, turning a photo booth picture into a life-sized portrait.
It’s called JR’s Printing Press, and the photo experience was created just for his Miami pop-up.
There’s also a hidden gym within the outside mural.
“This is a part of his chronicle series, which is really meant to imagine how a city can be represented in one artwork,” Shantelle Rodriguez, director of experiential art centers at Superblue, said.
And that he did -- by taking portraits of locals and visitors and stitching them together on a mural that sits outside of Superblue Miami.
“Superblue Miami is a 50,000-square-foot experiential art center with fully immersive works by some of the leading contemporary artists,” Rodriguez explained.
Each person on the wall has a story to share and you can hear that story through an app.
“If you actually click on the person, it shows you their full image, how their portrait was taken individually and translates their story,” Rodriguez said.
The mural is the fifth part of a chronicle series and is just for us in Miami.
After getting into the booth, you step inside the printing press, which turns your image into a tangible work of art while offering a glimpse into the creative process of the French artist.
The photo is 4-feet-tall.
After the experience, you leave with your own one-of-a-kind print.
“This is a unique once-in-a-lifetime experience and it’s a really great moment to take a portrait with a family member, friend or loved one. You can be in the booth with another participant,” Rodriguez said. “It really gives you a chance to understand JR’s work and the behind the scenes and become a creator.”
It costs $20 to get your print, and you can take a picture with multiple people at a time.
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