Dioramas
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Dioramas is a photographic series by Hiroshi Sugimoto that presents hauntingly realistic black-and-white images of museum dioramas, blurring the line between artificial displays and perceived reality.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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photographic series ⓘ |
| color | black-and-white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Hiroshi Sugimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
artificial landscapes
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natural history museum displays ⓘ staged scenes of nature ⓘ taxidermied animals ⓘ |
| describedAs |
blurring the line between artificial displays and perceived reality
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hauntingly realistic images of museum dioramas ⓘ |
| genre |
black-and-white photography
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conceptual photography ⓘ fine art photography ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
cinematic
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haunting ⓘ high contrast ⓘ hyper-realistic appearance ⓘ illusionistic ⓘ large format ⓘ meditative ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Dioramas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1970s ⓘ |
| influenced | later conceptual photographic practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy | museum display practices ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | museum dioramas ⓘ |
| medium | gelatin silver print ⓘ |
| movement |
conceptual art
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contemporary art ⓘ minimalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExhibition | exhibitions at major contemporary art museums ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Hiroshi Sugimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeriesBy | Hiroshi Sugimoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| techniqueUsed |
careful framing to exclude museum context
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large-format camera ⓘ long exposure ⓘ |
| theme |
artificiality of museum displays
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constructed nature ⓘ illusion and representation ⓘ perception of reality ⓘ relationship between photography and reality ⓘ time and timelessness ⓘ |
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