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December 19, 2021

Hundreds of identical chocolate Santa figurines create a mesmerizing sea of red and white in Chris Willis's annual Portland art installation. The miniature holiday figures stretch across the darkened gallery floor in perfect rows, their faces catching warm artificial light that casts gentle shadows throughout the space. Above the sculptural army, a single moon-like orb glows mysteriously in the black void, creating an otherworldly atmosphere that transforms familiar Christmas imagery into something both whimsical and haunting. — ISO 1250 · 80mm · f/5.6 · 1/60

Portland's Santa Clone Army Illuminated at Night

Chris Willis's annual Santa Clones installation transforms Portland's Consignment Gallery into a field of illuminated chocolate Santas, creating a surreal holiday landscape in Sellwood.

Dozens of identical illuminated Santa Claus figurines create a mesmerizing sea of red and white in Portland's Sellwood neighborhood. The glowing plastic figures, part of Chris Willis's annual art installation, cast warm amber light against the darkness, their repetitive forms suggesting both festive abundance and unsettling uniformity. Each Santa bears the same benevolent expression and raised hand gesture, creating a hypnotic pattern that stretches beyond the frame's edges. — ISO 800 · 50mm · f/5.6 · 1/60

Santa Clones Illuminate Portland's Sellwood Night

Portland, Oregon

Chris Willis's annual Santa Clones installation transforms a Sellwood gallery space into a glowing field of identical holiday figures.

Dozens of molded plastic Santa Claus figures glow with warm amber light in Chris Willis's annual art installation at a Sellwood consignment gallery. The repetitive crimson-clad figures create a mesmerizing pattern that stretches into darkness, their identical jolly expressions caught between whimsy and unsettling uniformity. The installation transforms the humble Christmas decoration into a commentary on mass production and holiday commercialization, with each illuminated Santa casting a soft pool of light in the gallery's shadowy interior. — ISO 800 · 50mm · f/5.6 · 1/60

Illuminated Santa Army in Portland Gallery

Portland, Oregon

Chris Willis's "Santa Clones" installation illuminates dozens of identical plastic Santa figures in Portland's Sellwood neighborhood.

December 19, 2021

Portland's Santa Clone Army Illuminated at Night

Santa Clones Illuminate Portland's Sellwood Night

Illuminated Santa Army in Portland Gallery

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