ðɪ ˈɑːɹɾɪst ɡoʊz tʊ ɪnˈoːɹməs lˈɛŋθs, vˈɪzɪɾɪŋ ɐ sˈaɪt, fˈoʊɾəɡɹˌæfɪŋ diːtˈeɪlz, əbtˈeɪnɪŋ dˈɑːkjuːmənts ɔnðə sˈʌbdʒɛkt ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tʊ əbtˈeɪn ɛɡzˈæktɪŋ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃənz ʌv wʌt ɪz bˌiːɪŋ poːɹtɹˈeɪd.
The artist goes to enormous lengths, visiting a site, photographing details, obtaining documents on the subject in order to obtain exacting representations of what is being portrayed.