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Hiroshi Sugimoto

Arctic Ocean, Nord Kapp

Estimate
$20,000 - 30,000
$25,200
Lot Details
gelatin silver print
signed "Hiroshi Sugimoto" lower right of the mount; blindstamped with the title, number and date "ARCTIC OCEAN NORD KAPP 1991 15/25 373" in the margin
image 16 5/8 x 21 1/4 in. (42.2 x 54 cm)
sheet 18 5/8 x 23 5/8 in. (47.3 x 60 cm)
mount 19 3/4 x 25 in. (50.2 x 63.5 cm)
Executed in 1991, this work is number 15 from an edition of 25.

Hiroshi Sugimoto

Japanese | 1948
Hiroshi Sugimoto's work examines the concepts of time, space and the metaphysics of human existence through breathtakingly perfect images of theaters, mathematical forms, wax figures and seascapes. His 8 x 10 inch, large-format camera and long exposures give an almost eerie serenity to his images, treating the photograph as an ethereal time capsule and challenging its associations of the 'instant.' In his famed Seascapes, Sugimoto sublimely captures the nature of water and air, sharpening and blurring the elements together into a seamless, formless entity.  This reflection of the human condition and its relationship with time follows through his exploration of historical topics and timeless beauty as he uniquely replicates the world around us.
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