{"id":8688,"date":"2025-10-15T11:29:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T02:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/special_booths\/8688\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T08:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:50:08","slug":"sigma","status":"publish","type":"special_booths","link":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/special_booths\/8688\/","title":{"rendered":"Sigma"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sigma is a Japanese manufacturer of photographic lenses and cameras. Its Aizu factory, established in 1973, remains the company\u2019s sole manufacturing base, where all stages of production, including the supply chain, are completed in Japan, ensuring high-quality, innovative products. A deep reverence for art has long driven Sigma\u2019s craftsmanship, elevating its technology to artistic heights to honor the passion of creators.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0In addition to Sigma\u2019s ongoing commitment to supporting photographic and visual culture through sponsorships, as well as the collection, preservation, and public access of photobooks, they have further embodied their dedication to art by establishing the Sigma Foundation on July 18, 2025. As its inaugural project, the Sigma Foundation published two photobooks by globally acclaimed photographers: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HANATABA<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by S\u00f8lve Sundsb\u00f8 and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SONGEN<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by Julia Hetta. Through direct collaboration with artists and the publication of these works, the foundation is actively advancing its contribution to photographic art.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0At TABF, the Sigma Foundation will exhibit works by both artists and offer their photobooks for sale. The presentation is designed to provide a multidimensional experience, blending exhibition and publication to highlight the artists\u2019 unique visual languages and meticulous compositional artistry. Through this exhibition, the Sigma Foundation underscores its profound commitment to photographic culture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Solve-Sundsbo_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"p50 post-img\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Solve-Sundsbo_02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"p50 post-img\" \/><\/p>\n<p>from the series<em> Hanataba<\/em> \u00a9\ufe0fS\u00f8lve Sundsb\u00f8<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Julia-Hetta_01-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"p50 post-img\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Julia-Hetta_02-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"p50 post-img\" \/><\/p>\n<p>from the series<em> Songen<\/em> \u00a9\ufe0fJulia Hetta<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span>Related events<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/en\/events\/10402\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Talk Event \u201cSigma Foundation: Creating a new platform for photographic art\u201d Greger Ulf Nilson \u00d7 Bj\u00f6rn Kusoffsky \u00d7 Kazuto Yamaki<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>Date &amp; Time: Saturday, December 13, 2025 15:00-16:00 (Reception opens at 14:45)<\/span><br \/>\n<span>Venue: Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo \/ EVENT SPACE (1F \/ next to the museum shop)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8685,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-8688","special_booths","type-special_booths","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/special_booths\/8688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/special_booths"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/special_booths"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tokyoartbookfair.com\/2025\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}