This 2010 expanded monograph from Hatje Cantz is the definitive record of Hiroshi Sugimoto’s conceptually driven career. Spanning 400 pages, it remains the first volume to feature selections from every series produced by the artist to date. From the celebrated “Portraits” of wax figures to the “Seascapes” that suggest a primordial view of the ocean, the book showcases Sugimoto’s technical mastery of the large-format camera and long exposures. This revised edition is particularly notable for including the “Lightning Fields” series, where the artist bypassed the camera to record electrical discharges directly onto film, and “Photogenic Drawings,” his tribute to the origins of photography. With essays by Kerry Brougher and Pia Müller-Tamm, the book explores the deep philosophical inquiry into time, memory, and the nature of representation that defines Sugimoto’s oeuvre.
