Canon recently printed a large-scale photo file by artist Wim Tellier for installation at a beach in Knokke-Heist, Belgium, depicting a crab atop a background of fish-eye landscape shots from around the world.
Tellier is known for gigantic art installations that integrate photos into the natural environment. At 3,000 m2 (32,292 sf), the circular crab image—titled ‘Time’—is his largest to date, requiring a digital file exceeding 400 GB. Canon printed this file on 56 panels that were later welded together.
The installation was in place for two weeks, with a set of five 4-m (13-ft) tall cubes allowing the public to walk over and view it. Afterwards, it was cut into 12 wedges, which will eventually be displayed at 12 different locations around the world.
