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85 - Hiroshi SUGIMOTO Lake Superior, Cascade River - 1995 Gelatin…
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Estimate €20,000 - €30,000
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Hiroshi SUGIMOTO Lake Superior, Cascade River - 1995 Gelatine-silver print Signed in pencil on the card mount on the front; title, date, dry-stamped number "19/25" on the front of the print 42.2 x 54.3 cm (print size) 47.9 x 57.8 cm (sheet size) Gelatin-silver print; signed mount recto in pencil; title, date and number blindstamped recto on print 16.61 x 21.37 in. (ilmage) 18.85 x 22.75 in. (sheet) Provenance: Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco Private collection, France FR Hiroshi Sugimoto is widely recognised for his photographs that explore time, space and perception. Sugimoto began photographing bodies of water with a large-format camera in 1980, giving rise to the Seascapes series, which he continues to work on today. Although his fascination with this subject spans several decades, his aim remains to "capture the sea as if we were seeing it for the first time". For each stretch of water he visits, he takes several shots reflecting different times of day, shutter speeds, exposure times and atmospheric conditions. The sobriety of this image - with a barely visible horizon line separating sea and sky - suggests something both elemental and eternal. Air and water are essential to life, and the world's lakes, rivers and oceans have played an essential role in the development of commerce and other far-reaching human activities. Yet the body of water in this photograph seems untouched by civilisation or the vicissitudes of individual life. AT Hiroshi Sugimoto is widely celebrated for photographs that explore time, space, and perception. Sugimoto began photographing bodies of water with a large-format camera in 1980, resulting in the Seascapes series, which continues to this day. Although his fascination with the subject has spanned decades, his aim remains to "capture the sea as if it were being seen for the first time." For each body of water he visits, he makes multiple images reflecting varying times of day, shutter speeds, lengths of exposure, and atmospheric conditions. The spareness of this image-with a barely visible horizon line bisecting sea and sky-suggests something at once elemental and eternal. Air and water are vital to life, and the world's lakes, rivers, and oceans have been essential to the development of trade and other far-reaching human activities. Yet the body of water in this photograph seems untouched by civilization or the vicissitudes of individual lives. Hiroshi SUGIMOTO
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