ONLINE EXHIBITION

Hiroshi Sugimoto (b. 1948) is a contemporary Japanese photographer whose esoteric practice explores memory and time. Using the intrinsic quality of long exposure photography, the artist provides insight into how the medium can both obscure and alter reality. In his Seascapes, Sugimoto captures traces of light and movement in rich, hazy compositions that consider temporality and the realms of perception. 

"Water and air. So very commonplace are these substances, they hardly attract attention―and yet they vouchsafe our very existence. The beginnings of life are shrouded in myth: Let there water and air. Living phenomena spontaneously generated from water and air in the presence of light, though that could just as easily suggest random coincidence as a Deity. Let's just say that there happened to be a planet with water and air in our solar system, and moreover at precisely the right distance from the sun for the temperatures required to coax forth life. While hardly inconceivable that at least one such planet should exist in the vast reaches of universe, we search in vain for another similar example. Mystery of mysteries, water and air are right there before us in the sea. Every time I view the sea, I feel a calming sense of security, as if visiting my ancestral home; I embark on a voyage of seeing."

– Hiroshi Sugimoto

In this online exhibition, we are offering seascape images from Sugimoto's Time Exposed, 1991. These are editioned, beautifully crafted tri-toned offset litographs, printed at the Mitsumura Printing Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan. A complete Time Exposed, 1991 portfolio with 51 litographs by Sugimoto is also available for purchase. 

Please contact the gallery for an online exhibition catalogue and for more details.