Lot 67
  • 67

Sohei Nishino

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
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Description

  • Sohei Nishino
  • 'Diorama Map, London', 2010
  • Pigment print
Pigment print, flush-mounted to aluminium. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/15 in black pen on the certificate of authenticity, and with a gallery label bearing information about the work in facsimile affixed to the back of the frame.

Provenance

Michael Hoppen Gallery, London

Condition

This print is in excellent condition.
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Catalogue Note

To create his striking diorama maps, Sohei Nishino assumes the role of the flâneur, wandering the city for days and months, capturing images from every angle. He sorts through his thousands of photos to reach his final selection, which he develops by hand in his dark room and painstakingly rearranges into an intricate and arresting composition. The resulting work is monumental in scale; Nishino subsequently digitally photographs the collage and presents it on a large scale, often up to 6 x 7 foot.  Citing the 18th century Japanese cartographer Inō Tadataka as an influence, who also did his surveys on foot, his dioramas are reminiscent of medieval and renaissance maps, with their distorted angles, mixture of viewpoints and the freedom and subjectivity of execution. This year Nishino has been nominated for the Prix Pictet, widely considered to be the most prestigious prize for photography. His first solo exhibition was held this year at SFMOMA, displaying his fascinating maps from across the world, including one of San Francisco, created especially for the exhibition.