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Further to the Theme: Hiroshi Sugimoto
I can’t help myself: Here are three from Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Diorama Series: Earliest Human relatives, 1994 Cro-Magnon, 1994 Neanderthal, 1994 D...
I can’t help myself: Here are three from Hiroshi Sugimoto’s Diorama Series:
Earliest Human relatives, 1994
Cro-Magnon, 1994
Neanderthal, 1994
Dioramas
Upon first arriving in New York in 1974, I did the tourist thing. Eventually I visited the Natural History Museum, where I made a curious discovery: the stuffed animals positioned before painted backdrops looked utterly fake, yet by taking a quick peek with one eye closed, all perspective vanished, and suddenly they looked very real. I’d found a way to see the world as a camera does. However fake the subject, once photographed, it’s as good as real.
– Hiroshi Sugimoto
There’s a wonderfully in-depth interview and behind-the-scenes piece about Sugimoto’s work at PBS’ Art 21, here.
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