I didn't want to be criticized for taking low-quality photographs, so I tried to reach the best, highest quality of photography and then to combine this with a conceptual art practice. But thinking back, that was the wrong decision [laughs]. Developing a low-quality aesthetic is a sign of serious fine art-I still see this.
[Takashi] Murakami, do you think he is spiritual? He is more like de-spiritualized. De-spiritualized might be the most contemporary aspect of the hum… - Hiroshi Sugimoto
[Takashi] Murakami, do you think he is spiritual? He is more like de-spiritualized. De-spiritualized might be the most contemporary aspect of the hum…
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
To me photography functions as a fossilization of time. - Hiroshi Sugimoto
To me photography functions as a fossilization of time.
Life is one passage and then you keep moving into another state. It's like you might be reborn, but the process of being born you won't remember - th… - Hiroshi Sugimoto
Life is one passage and then you keep moving into another state. It's like you might be reborn, but the process of being born you won't remember - th…
I try to never be satisfied; this way I will always be challenging my spirit. - Hiroshi Sugimoto
I try to never be satisfied; this way I will always be challenging my spirit.
If I already have a vision, my work is almost done. The rest is a technical problem. - Hiroshi Sugimoto
If I already have a vision, my work is almost done. The rest is a technical problem.
Art is technique: a means by which to materialize the invisible realm of the mind. - Hiroshi Sugimoto
Art is technique: a means by which to materialize the invisible realm of the mind.
The Seascapes are before human beings and after human beings. The Seascapes were there before our presence, and when our civilization is over, seasca… - Hiroshi Sugimoto
The Seascapes are before human beings and after human beings. The Seascapes were there before our presence, and when our civilization is over, seasca…
I'm inviting the spirits into my photography. It's an act of God. - Hiroshi Sugimoto
I'm inviting the spirits into my photography. It's an act of God.
Mystery of mysteries, water and air are right there before us in the sea. Every time I view the sea, I feel a calming sense of security, as if visiti… - Hiroshi Sugimoto
Mystery of mysteries, water and air are right there before us in the sea. Every time I view the sea, I feel a calming sense of security, as if visiti…
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