Following in the footsteps
of Josef Albers and Daniel Buren (Souvenirs For All Seasons, December 2010) Japanese photographer Hiroshi
Sugimoto makes his mark on silk - a material synonymous with none other than French luxury house, Hermès.
The limited edition large format print measuring fifty-five inches square will
be inspired by the photographer’s Color of Shadow series with a selection of twenty
Polaroid colour gradations that will be printed by ink-jet - a similar process adopted
by Buren for his collaboration - on one hundred and forty silk twill scarves. The limited
edition series will consist of seven style variations and contribute to the Hermès
Editeur project that bridges the creative studios of arts and crafts onto wearable
textiles of quality since 2008. Hermès X Hiroshi Sugimoto will officially be
presented at Art Basel contemporary art fair this June.
