
Regency, San Francisco
A hauntingly luminous black-and-white photograph captures the interior of the Regency theater in San Francisco, where a single, prolonged exposure of an entire film transforms the screen into a blazing rectangle of pure white light. Sugimoto's masterful use of gelatin silver print renders the ornate architectural details of the theater in exquisite tonal gradations, from the deepest shadows of the empty seats to the intricate decorative moldings of the ceiling. The image evokes a profound meditation on time, memory, and the ephemeral nature of cinema itself.
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Innovators of Photography: A Private East Coast Collection
October 8, 2015
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