Over 25,000 images were used to create Sohei Nishino's latest project
Ahead of his solo show at Michael Hoppen Gallery, the artist discusses his intricate new cartographic work conceived at high altitudeThere are few more goal-driven activities than the act of climbing a mountain – particularly when its cloud-brushing peak happens to be the tallest in the world. Yet when Sohei Nishino embarked on an intense 23-day climbing trip on Mount Everest, his experiences focused not on the highest possible point, but on the day-to-day minutiae of the journey.
Sohei Nishino with detail from Mountain Lines, Everest, at his studio in Heda, a village on the Izu Peninsula, south west of Tokyo.Nishino created Mountain Lines, Everest using his signature technique – yet its focus on man in nature marks a shift from his normal urban terrain. In a further visual twist, Nishino steps away from the monochrome and uses colour film to recreate his Everest journey, resulting in threads of greens and reds and golds and slate greys.
‘I have mainly worked in cities in the past, but I’ve also always been interested in nature,’ says Nishino. ‘Where my studio is located is very much surrounded by nature, near the sea. Nature has always been a familiar environment for me.’ A detail of the artist’s original collage for Mountain Lines, Everest, which features more than 25,000 photographs taken during his ascent of the mountain.The artwork is also lightened by flecks of clouds, created from photographs of the sky, a touch that evokes the stylised atmosphere of classical Japanese paintings. ‘I’ve always wanted to do things the same way as ancient Japanese maps,’ explains Nishino.
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