As ‘Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine’ opens at Hayward Gallery, the artist tells us of his guiding force, and why his Seascapes always end up in the bedroom
Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsThere was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again.photograph – a minimalist expanse of seas and skies with paper-thin horizon that’s timelessly unplaceable in history.
Sugimoto’s work has long been unlimited in form – architecture, performing arts, calligraphy, sculpture, installation. Yet since the moment he first picked up his father’s camera at the age of 12, photography has been his foundational medium of expression. The new exhibition opens with Sugimoto’s 1970s natural diorama in museums, which Sugimoto began after moving to the United States. ‘I tried to make a dead diorama setting look like real life,’ says Sugimoto. ‘I was asking the question – what is life, what is death.’ Reflecting his desire to capture sea views both ‘before human beings and after human beings’, he explains: ‘I startedin 1980. I travelled around the world and I tried to be in as remote places as possible from civilisation.
As Sugimoto approaches his 76th birthday, there are no signs of his slowing down. Hanging on the walls of Gallery Koyanagi isseries, a dynamic dialogue between fire, calligraphy and photography.
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