"Lightning Fields" is an exhibit of photographs by
Hiroshi Sugimoto that was opened and viewed from September 10 till October 31,
2009. Sugimoto created these images by using a Van De Gaaff 400,000-volt
generator in order to be able to apply an electrical charge onto film, he did
this for 10 minutes a piece. Each time he did this he created a unique image
that had a “treeing effect” on the film and also resembled meteor shower
effects. The exhibit featured six works from this series and focuses on two
periods out of the three in the earth’s history. Sugimoto said “ I wish to
simulate the history of the earth in three periods: first, a dark hot planet
shrouded in thick clouds of gas its primordial sea repeatedly struck by
lightning and pelleted by tiny asteroids; second, a stable atmosphere and vast
murky photobiotic waters; and third, the Paleozoic sea churning with biological
phenomena.” Based off this statement we can truly see that in the images that
he was able to created. In each image, we can see the “treeing effect” that
also resembles a lightning shower and we can also see bulbs flashes that also
resembles meteor showers, so he was very successful in able to pull this effect
off and accomplish what he wanted. These images also continue to be in the
color that he usually works with which is black and white and because these are
it gives it a great glowing effect especially with the white border with the
black frame, he would not have got that same effect if it was in color
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