Hiroshi uses a 19th century 8 x 10 Large Format camera for investigating his notion of using Photography as an avenue for "preserving and modeling time". He has referred to his works as the revealings of "time exposed", by dealing with history and impermanent existences and by exploring themes of time, empiricism and metaphysics.
These lightening like images were created by discharging electricity to a photographic dry plate which reflects Hiroshi's desire to re-enact the major discoveries of certain scientific pioneers in the dark room and "verify" them with his own eyes.
These flame images were done in front of a black back drop with an immensely long exposure as the candle holding the flame burns down.
"Domesticating fire marks humankind's ascendancy over other species. For tens of thousands of years, we have illuminated the night with flames. Reflecting upon this, I decided to record "the life of a candle." Late one midsummer night, I threw open the windows, and invited in the night breeze. Lighting a candle, I opened my camera lens. After several hours of wavering in the breeze, the candle burned out. Savoring the dark, I slowly closed the shutter. The candle's life varied on any given night―short, intensely burning nights and long, constantly glowing nights―each different, yet equally lovely in its afterglow."
No comments:
Post a Comment