Colors of Shadow

Hiroshi Sugimoto, a new favorite, has done this collection called The Colors of Shadows.



When surfaces receives light, the light effects varies according to the angle of exposure.

Selecting three distinct angles—90?, 55? and 35?—I had the walls surfaced using

traditional Japanese shikkui plaster finishing, which absorbs and reflects light most

evenly. In the morning light, the shadows play freely over the surfaces, now appearing,

now vanishing. While on rainy days, they take on a deeper, more evocative cast. I've only

just begun my observations, but already I've discovered a sublime variety in shadow

hues.


I think one of the million reasons architects where black is because color is so deemphasized or at least that's my expert knowledge after one year in architecture school. We are taught about creating a space using different shapes and manipulations. Rarely do we even mention color.

I don't know if this is why I really appreciate Sugimoto's work but I find it pretty intriguing just how many variables there are to capture and the enormous range of color that can come out of shadows in a singular space.