Release Date

31 Mar, 2012

Runtime

01:23: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

This documentary follows 200 days in the life of contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto— a leading presence in the world of modern art. He is the winner of many prestigious awards and his photographs are sold for millions of yen at overseas auctions. The film shows the sites of the Architecture series shot in southern France, the huge installation art work at 17th Biennale of Sydney, his new work Mathematics at Provence, his art studio while working on Lightning Fields, and more. It thoroughly pursues the question Sugimoto's works pose - "living in modern times, what are these works trying to tell us?" Memories of Origin is the Director's Cut of the program broadcasted at WOWOW on December, 2010. This documetary is expanded from a TV program which was honored is nominated for the International Emmy Award for Art 2011.

Original Title

はじまりの記憶 杉本博司

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Actors

杉本博司

Tadao Ando

Lee U-Fan

二世野村萬斎

Akira Asada

Crew

中村佑子

中村佑子

福間美由紀

渋谷慶一郎

Hiroyuki Ohde

Hideyuki Furutani