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BIG PICTURE

November/December 2019

Ancient
History

4

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of
the University of Chicago's Oriental
Institute, an interdisciplinary center for
the study of Middle Eastern civilizations
housing more than 350,000 ancient
artifacts, ER2 Image Group (er2image.
com) was tapped to transform the Joe
and Rika Mansueto Library Grand
Reading Room's iconic elliptical glass
dome into an art installation titled aeon.
The install pays homage to 20 Egyptian
and Mesopotamian artifacts.
During a residency at UChicago,
visual artist Ann Hamilton used
early-generation flatbed and wand
scanners to create eerie, lively images of
the stone and ceramic figures, which
ER2 Image magnified to fit the library's
mosaic-like dome - some of the printed
graphics measured more than 36 feet
tall. ER2 output 7000 square feet of
Ritrama Crystal Cling PET Gloss Clear
film, utilizing multilayer printing with
process color on 25-percent white
gradation, with the shop's EFI Vutek
GS3250LX Pro. "This transparent white
allowed the sky to show through while
still seeing the 4000-year-old relics that
have been underground for more than
3000 years staring down from all around
the dome," says Gary Schellerer, VP/
partner, ER2 and Big Picture Editorial
Advisory Board member. Installers used
three lifts to place the graphics, carefully
navigating around desks, chairs,
counters, and other obstacles inside the
library - all while trying to make as little
noise as possible in the quiet space.
[See more of ER2 Image Group's
interior décor work on page 18.]



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Big Picture - November/December 2019
Insight
Wide Angle
Upfront
From the Shop Floor
Inner Circle
Preparing Your Print Shop for the Next Generation
Back Against the Wall
Corporate Inspiration
Instagrammable
Media for Interiors + Exteriors Showcase
R+D
Job Log
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Intro
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Big Picture - November/December 2019
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Cover2
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - 1
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Insight
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - 3
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Wide Angle
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - 5
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Upfront
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - 7
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - 8
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - 9
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - From the Shop Floor
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Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Inner Circle
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Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Preparing Your Print Shop for the Next Generation
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Big Picture - November/December 2019 - 25
Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Back Against the Wall
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Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Corporate Inspiration
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Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Instagrammable
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Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Media for Interiors + Exteriors Showcase
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Big Picture - November/December 2019 - Job Log
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