Vancouver Art Gallery

Transforming Colour Into Motion: Jim Lambie’s Zobop (Colour Chrome) at the Vancouver Art Gallery

Multigraphics had the honour of collaborating with the Vancouver Art Gallery and Scottish artist Jim Lambie to bring Zobop (Colour Chrome) to life, a vibrant vinyl artwork that transforms the gallery’s architecture through rhythm, colour, and movement. Crafted with coloured cut vinyl and installed line by line for a flawless finish.

Our Work

The installation was crafted through a meticulous, line-by-line application of precisely cut vinyl in nine vibrant colours, each tested for long-term durability and protected with a clear top layer for daily foot traffic. Custom templates were created to match the staircase’s unique curvature, ensuring every strip flowed seamlessly with Jim Lambie’s design. Throughout the process, the team remained flexible and responsive to on-site adjustments, following exact standards for overlap, intersections, and colour transitions. The result is a flawless, gallery-quality piece that transforms the space with movement, precision, and bold visual energy.

Experienced installers

1,350

linear feet of vinyl

Vibrant tones

3.5

weeks of installation

450

linear feet of white vinyl

Behind the Scenes

Custom templates were developed to match the exact curvature of the staircase, ensuring perfect alignment across the entire layout. The Multigraphics team remained on-call to handle every urgent modification with on-site flexibility, maintaining pinpoint precision throughout the build. To withstand high gallery foot traffic, a clear protective vinyl top layer was applied, and all materials were rigorously tested for long-term stability and colour retention over the one-year exhibition period. Covering the full staircase and surrounding floor areas, the installation preserves the artwork’s flowing rhythm while ensuring durability and cohesion within the gallery.

This project was brought in by Anoop Pittalwala and managed by Miguel Cuenca and Analhi Sanchez. From the first design discussions to the final vinyl placement, it was a true Multigraphics team effort, uniting production, project management, and installation to meet the artist’s exact vision. The finished work now stands as a testament to seamless collaboration and the transformative potential of custom vinyl art within architectural spaces.