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Hiroshi Sugimoto — Cinema Rise, Tokyo
Hiroshi Sugimoto

Cinema Rise, Tokyo

A long-exposure photograph captures a movie theater's interior bathed in an ethereal, otherworldly glow, where the accumulated light of an entire film projected onto the screen creates a blindingly luminous rectangle suspended in darkness. Sugimoto's masterful use of gelatin silver print renders the ornate architectural details of the cinema in rich tonal gradations, while the audience seats sit empty and ghostly. The work meditates on the passage of time, the nature of cinema, and the relationship between light and memory.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.

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October 1, 2013

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Hiroshi Sugimoto, Cinema Rise, Tokyo

A long-exposure photograph captures a movie theater's interior bathed in an ethereal, otherworldly glow, where the accumulated light of an entire film projected onto the screen creates a blindingly luminous rectangle suspended in darkness. Sugimoto's masterful use of gelatin silver print renders the ornate architectural details of the cinema in rich tonal gradations, while the audience seats sit empty and ghostly. The work meditates on the passage of time, the nature of cinema, and the relationship between light and memory.

Medium
Gelatin silver print.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Conceptual Photography, Contemporary Photographer, 20th Century, Contemplative Mood, Minimalist Aesthetic, Architecture Subject, Male Artist, Long Exposure, Japanese Artist, Black and White Photography, Gelatin Silver Print, Contemporary Master, Late 20th Century, Silver Gelatin Print, Meditative Mood, Urban Landscape, Architecture, Minimalism, Black and White

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Alex Capecelatro