Hiroshi Sugimoto: Mathematical Forms
In this series, Hiroshi Sugimoto again brings his interest in mathematics and science into the visual realm. “Art resides even in things with no artistic intentions,” Sugimoto has commented. Here, the artist has photographed a series of mathematical models, all of which are sculptural renderings of trigonometric functions. Fabricated in Germany in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, they are now owned by the University of Tokyo.
![A black and white photograph of a conical shape, starkly lit](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SUG-0009.jpg?fit=722%2C900&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mathematical Form: Surface 0009, 2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 51 cm], edition of 25
![Black-and-white photograph of a cylinder with an inset spiralling ramp](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/00012.jpg?fit=442%2C550&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mathematical Form: Surface 0001, 2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![Black-and-white photograph of an organic spiralling form like the inside core of a seashell](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SUG-0006.jpg?fit=722%2C900&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mathematical Form: Surface 0006, 2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![Black-and-white photograph of a helical twist of two touching strands](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SUG-0013.jpg?fit=721%2C900&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mathematical Form: Surface 0013, 2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![A black and white photograph of a twisted shape around a pillar, starkly lit from the left](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SUG-0005.jpg?fit=722%2C900&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mathematical Form: Surface 0005, 2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![A black and white photograph of an hourglass shaped sculpture, starkly lit](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SUG-0002.jpg?fit=721%2C900&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mathematical Form: Surface 0002, 2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![A black and white photograph of a twisted sculpture, starkly lit from the right](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SUG-0003.jpg?fit=722%2C900&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mathematical Form: Surface 0003, 2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![Black and white photograph of an hourglass shaped form with black background](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SUG-0004.jpg?fit=722%2C900&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi Sugimoto, Mathematical Form: Surface 0004, 2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) 63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![A black and white photograph of a conical shape, starkly lit](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SUG-0009.jpg?fit=675%2C842&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi SugimotoMathematical Form: Surface 0009
2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 51 cm], edition of 25
![Black-and-white photograph of a cylinder with an inset spiralling ramp](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/00012.jpg?fit=442%2C550&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi SugimotoMathematical Form: Surface 0001
2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![Black-and-white photograph of an organic spiralling form like the inside core of a seashell](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SUG-0006.jpg?fit=675%2C842&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi SugimotoMathematical Form: Surface 0006
2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![Black-and-white photograph of a helical twist of two touching strands](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/SUG-0013.jpg?fit=675%2C843&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi SugimotoMathematical Form: Surface 0013
2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![A black and white photograph of a twisted shape around a pillar, starkly lit from the left](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SUG-0005.jpg?fit=675%2C842&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi SugimotoMathematical Form: Surface 0005
2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![A black and white photograph of an hourglass shaped sculpture, starkly lit](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SUG-0002.jpg?fit=675%2C842&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi SugimotoMathematical Form: Surface 0002
2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![A black and white photograph of a twisted sculpture, starkly lit from the right](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/SUG-0003.jpg?fit=675%2C841&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi SugimotoMathematical Form: Surface 0003
2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) [63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25
![Black and white photograph of an hourglass shaped form with black background](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SUG-0004.jpg?fit=675%2C841&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Hiroshi SugimotoMathematical Form: Surface 0004
2004
gelatin silver print, 25 x 20 inches (mount) 63.5 x 50.8 cm], edition of 25