I'm drawn to several of Hirshi Sugmoto's series, but in particular to his architectural photographs. Unlike most photographers who capture architecture either by photographing it from new angles (new vision photography, along the lines of Lucien Herve or Maholy Nagy) or at interesting times of day, Sugimoto captured his subjects by blurring them. He used a large format camera, which is generally used when one wants to capture small details. However, instead of focusing on details, he left these images unfocused.I remember watching a video on Sugimoto in which he explains that his technique speaks to the architect's preliminary ideas concerning their structures. In recreating architecture in its initial stages, he references an often-overlooked part of the design process.
His work contrasts my own, but I find the ideas he presents to be fascinating. I feel as though it would be terribly difficult to go to Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye and not photograph it in minute detail; Sugimoto must have been quite consumed and devoted to his idea for this series in order to prevent himself from capturing it in focus.
Link: http://www.sugimotohiroshi.com/
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