hiroshi sugimoto at: villa manin centro d’arte contemporanea, passariano, (udine) from: 1 april – 30 september, 2007 hiroshi sugimoto is one of the most significant japanese contemporary artists to have emerged in the last 30 years. in his photographic series, as well as his experiments with sculptural objects, architecture and exhibition design, sugimoto attempts to highlight and expand our perception of such abstract qualities as time, light, space, movement, spirit – and the nature of reality itself.