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86 - Hiroshi SUGIMOTO Saint Benedict Chapel, Peter Zumthor - 2000…
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Hiroshi SUGIMOTO Saint Benedict Chapel, Peter Zumthor - 2000 Black and white photographic print 8/25" edition 60 x 47.5 cm - the image Black and white photographic print 24 x 20 in. - the image Provenance: Sonnabend, New York Private collection, Paris Bibliography: Chicago, "Hiroschi Sugimoto, Architecture", 2003, a similar copy reproduced on p.2003 FR Hiroshi Sugimoto has two recurring obsessions: history and time. He has described his series of works, of which this photograph is a part, as "architecture after the end of the world". Sugimoto is known for devoting years to the production of his long-exposure photographic series, whose themes range from museum dioramas and cinemas to seascapes and historical wax figures. These new architectural images run counter to the traditional conception of photography as capturing a moment in time. St Benedict's Chapel, in the village of Sumvitg in Graubünden, was designed in 1988 by Pritzker Prize winner Peter Zumthor. The chapel's sober, human-scale exterior embodies the beauty and simplicity characteristic of Zumthor's work, while the interior showcases his unrivalled craftsmanship. EN Hiroshi Sugimoto has two recurring obsessions: history and time. He has described the series of works that includes this photograph as "architecture after the end of the world." Sugimoto is known for spending years creating his series of long-exposure photographs, whose subjects range from museum dioramas to movie theaters, seascapes, and historical wax figures. These new architectural images challenge the traditional conception of photography as the capture of a single moment in time. The Saint Benedict Chapel, located in the village of Sumvitg, Graubünden, was designed by the Pritzker Prize Laureate Peter Zumthor in 1988. The modest, human-scaled exterior of the chapel encapsulates the beauty and simplicity of Zumthor's works, while the interior showcases his unparalleled craftsmanship. Hiroshi SUGIMOTO
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