A UNIQUE art gallery has opened in Ongar High Street, showcasing the talents of a resident photographer and his "million dollar" artwork.
Roger Molloy's Do You Want To See One Million is a mundane and featureless grey slab from a distance.
But a closer look reveals the detail and the reason behind the name – one million tiny dollar signs produced on a four feet by six feet photographic print.
Roger, 37, who lives in Ongar and who has rented out a tiny space next to an estate agent, said: "I wanted to create something that was unique and cannot be copied.
"Do You Want To See One Million is a photograph that cannot be photographed.
"Only by getting up close to it can you see the detail behind it, one million dollar signs."
Roger, a photographic artist for over 15 years, draws inspiration from Ways Of Seeing by John Berger – a 1972 BBC four-part television series of 30-minute films which were adapted into a book of the same name.
Roger, who studied at the University of East London, has placed odds on himself at 10 to 1 with William Hill of winning a Turner Prize by age 50.
"A million has huge connotations for us," he said. "What I want to do is sell 1,000 copies for £1,000 dollars each. One million dollars."
The dollar symbol featured in his photograph came from a fake-diamond-studded necklace of an East Londoner.
Roger said: "My hope is that I get to sell some of my work to buyers in India, China and Brazil."
"I hope people regard my work as pieces worth collecting and to pass them down to their children and grandchildren."
Do You Want To See One Million is showing at the End Of The Line Gallery at 138 High Street.
