Hiroshi Sugimoto
dal 2/8/2011 al 24/9/2011
Segnalato da
Edinburgh International Festival Press Office
2/8/2011
Hiroshi Sugimoto
Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh
26 large-scale works from two of Sugimoto's most recent, and visually poetic series, Lightning Fields and Photogenic Drawings
Consisting entirely of works which are being shown in Europe for the first time, this exhibition will feature 26 large-scale works from two of Sugimoto's most recent, and visually poetic series, Lightning Fields and Photogenic Drawings. This revelatory exhibition will allow audiences to experience first hand Sugimoto's exploration of the very nature of photography. The Photogenic Drawings series was inspired by the innovative techniques of the 19th century photographer, Henry Fox Talbot. This pioneering artist invented 'photogenic drawings' by using light-sensitive paper to produce a negative in the early experimental days of photography. This process was especially influential in Scotland shaping the careers of Robert Adamson and David Octavius Hill, who went on to become one of the most famous collaborations in photographic history. Presented by The Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and the Edinburgh International Festival.