Published by Hatje Cantz in 2005, this monumental monograph is the first comprehensive survey of Hiroshi Sugimoto’s illustrious career. Produced in conjunction with a major retrospective at the Mori Art Museum and the Hirshhorn Museum, the book features seminal series such as “Dioramas,” “Theaters,” “Seascapes,” and “Portraits.” Sugimoto’s work is characterized by matchless clarity and a meticulous technical mastery of the large-format camera. His long exposures transform movie screens into glowing altars of light and freeze the sea into primordial horizons. The volume includes insightful essays by Kerry Brougher and David Elliott, exploring the artist’s conceptual ties to Marcel Duchamp and the minimalist movement, making it an essential reference for understanding Sugimoto’s philosophical inquiry into time and human perception.