Monday, 19 October 2009

Hiroshi Sugimoto 400,000 volt at Frankel Gallery

© Hiroshi Sugimoto. Lightning Fields 128, 2009


A photo exhibition this month at the Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco showcases the work of Hiroshi Sugimoto.  In his series “Lightning Fields”, Hiroshi Sugimoto uses a Van De Graaf 400,000 volt generator to apply an electrical charge directly onto the film – known as ‘Trouvelot figures’.
The idea of observing the effects of electrical discharges on photographic dry plates reflects my desire to re-create the major discoveries of these scientific pioneers in the darkroom and verify them with my own eyes.
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
The exhibit concludes October 31st.

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