Description

Hiroshi Sugimoto Hiroshi Sugimoto was born in Tokyo in 1948, lives and works between New York and Tokyo. A multifaceted artist, developed his artistic practice through photography, often associated with sculptural objects, architecture and exhibition design experiments. Often addressed to the interrelationship between art, history, science and religion, his photographic research combines Eastern meditative ideas with elements of Western culture. In over thirty years of work, the artist has captivated audiences around the world with his impeccable black and white images. Inspired by Renaissance painting and early nineteenth century photography, through the use of a large format camera Sugimoto reaches an incredible fullness of tane, in a body of work reflecting his passion fordeta il and the fascination with the paradoxes of time and human perception.