Hiroshi Sugimoto - "True artists are strange!"

THIS VIDEO: Hiroshi Sugimoto's work is quiet and open-ended and it fuses Invention, philosophy, history with documentary photography. To really appreciate his work one has to slow down, breathe out and get oneself into a contemplative space. His process of creating work is complex and in order to appreciate it, one has to allow time for the communication to occur. For su-ji-moto and the viewer this work is a process of discovery rather than a document of fact. He immerses himself in the process of building a series of photographs and explores his themes in the manner that is more similar to a poet or a scientist. His work involves questions about the human condition, meaning and he is fascinated by the mysteries of time.
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ABOUT ME: The conversations focus on topics related to different aspects of photography including: art, documentary and photojournalism. The discussions explore the personal experiences of photographers and artists and how their work reflects both their internal and external landscape. During the past 30 years I have photographed in over 50 countries for magazines including National Geographic, Time, New York Times and Newsweek. I have held solo exhibitions in New York, London and Paris and my work is showcased in private and institutional art collections around the world.
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MUSIC:KZbin Audio - Lost in Prayer - Doug Maxwell, E Minor Prelude, Chopin, No7 Alone with my thoughts - Esther Abrami
VIDEO CLIPS: Hiroshi Sugimoto 'My camera works as a time machine' Hayward Gallery, Hiroshi Sugimoto Four Decades of Photographing Dioramas, Hiroshi Sugimoto Interview Advice to the Young, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Hiroshi Sugimoto Becoming an Artist Art21 Extended Play

[@ambientjapan4k]

FYI: "Sugimoto" is pronounced with a hard 'G', not "jee"

[@johnpeterson7264]

Excellent presentation !

[@daniel_913]

This man is exactly why you should never follow rules in photography. Landscape photographers say you should never put the horizon in the middle on a photo. Well, Sugimoto did and I love those seascape images.

[@user-cx1qn3hm7b]

That was fascinating, thanks Graeme.

[@trancedrifter]

AI-tier photography.

[@j.c.3800]

I think Sugimoto means "normal" when he says an artist can't be "good".

[@janette0008]

Thanks G, another wonderful video to watch !

[@glenngray3966]

Promo SM 😄

[@swordsdiagnostic]

morgue , arrogance

[@z.833]

He was a train spotter when he was a child, shooting and collecting face-shot photographs of trains. Pretty minimal. He has top-notch equipments today, but everything else stays the same as when he was 12. And I think he has some sort of punk spirits - he’s poking fun at the wealthy who act like they understand art. So, yeah, I don't trust what he says in interviews.

[@PeterLevitan]

wow.

[@jordiegundersen1465]

Upon observing society I find that non-artists are strange..!

[@jordiegundersen1465]

What does he mean by “A good person”?

[@COShea-iw6ii]

Thank you for creating this story about Mr. Sugimoto. I am directed toward the thing I haven't been able to describe... time, my existence, the intersection.

[@OrtoInScatola]

Best video I have ever seen about this unique artist

[@michael4250]

So if you are not "strange" you are not a true artist? Ha ha ha.

[@rdavis7350]

Artist ties himself in knots with his 'art'.

[@xfloodcasual8124]

Still have a newsprint flyer for a Sugimoto show on the wall next to my bed for the past 20 years, all wrinkled and yellow now. Great stuff!

[@haithamalmuzayan3050]

👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌👌

[@kentmillerstudios]

Stunning!