the clematis-no-oka cultural complex in the shizuoka prefecture city of mishima,
a multi-cultural facility of art and nature that opened in april 2002,
will have a new museum devoted to photography: the izu photo museum.

located near the vangi sculpture garden museum, the interior and garden of the
izu photo museum have been designed by photographer hiroshi sugimoto.
the museum is set to open october 26th and will kick off with hiroshi sugimoto:
nature of light featuring the artist's new works until march, 2010.
the museum is a 2-hour train ride plus free shuttle from central tokyo.


interior of the museum




the garden of the museum


lightning fields series by hiroshi sugimoto, 2009


lightning fields series by hiroshi sugimoto, 2009


lightning fields series by hiroshi sugimoto, 2009


self-portrait by hiroshi sugimoto, 2008

hiroshi sugimoto (杉本博司), born on february 23, 1948, is currently living and working
in tokyo and new york. hiroshi made these works, by taking a high voltage source
and applying it directly to the film.