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Caribbean Sea, Jamaica

1988

Hiroshi Sugimoto

(Japanese, 1948-)
Culture
Japan
Medium
gelatin silver print
Measurements
Image: 42.1 x 54.5 cm (16 9/16 x 21 7/16 in.); Paper: 44.5 x 60.4 cm (17 1/2 x 23 3/4 in.); Matted: 63.5 x 81.3 cm (25 x 32 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, Mrs. John B. Dempsey, and Mr. Donald F. Barney Jr., in honor of Brenda and Evan Turner 1994.22
Impression
19
Copyright
Copyright
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Location
Not on view
Print

Description

In his striking, minimal seascapes, Japanese photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto conveys the sensation of timelessness and infinite space. For this series, begun in 1980, he traveled the world to photograph vast bodies of water from high cliffs using a large-format camera. By eliminating all indications of land and humanity, Sugimoto revealed the subtle differences in atmosphere, light, wind, and wave patterns at each site. With trance-like intensity, these evocative seascapes provide cogent metaphors for transience, emptiness, and dislocation.

Caribbean Sea, Jamaica

1988

Hiroshi Sugimoto

(Japanese, 1948-)
Japan

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