Acclaimed Photographer Robin Hill Unveils That’s the Way I See It, An Inspiring Tribute to Miami’s Public Art
Featuring 50 standout works of public art in Miami-Dade County, new book showcases Hill’s abstract, playful photographs with original commentary
Today, the acclaimed photographer Robin Hill—a longtime fixture within South Florida’s art and architecture scene—announced the publication of his first-ever solo book, That’s the Way I See It: Miami’s Public Art Through a Unique Lens, a vibrant visual love letter to Miami’s expanding public art scene. Hill’s new book features 50 standout public artworks across Miami-Dade County with abstract, playful photographs, plus witty original commentary that reinterprets the original projects for new audiences.
Hill has documented Miami’s iconic public artworks for decades, uncovering the dynamic relationships between the art, its surroundings, and the communities it enriches. With That’s The Way I See It, the photographer reimagines the artworks by using a technique known as Intentional Camera Movement (ICM), which blends the vibrant colors and dynamic forms of Miami’s public art with the kinetic energy of the city itself. Each artwork is accompanied by Hill’s thoughtful reflections on Miami’s public art, with a foreword by the celebrated critic and author Alastair Gordon.
Designed and published by the Miami-based nonprofit EXILE Projects, That’s the Way I See It includes 240 pages of full-color images. The hardcover edition is limited to a first edition of 500 copies for art lovers, urban explorers, and anyone moved by the transformative power of public art in the Magic City.
“Miami is a different kind of place—suspended in its own time and space bubble—where anything feels possible,” said Hill. “It is a city where reinvention is the norm and the rules are yours to write. Nowhere is this freedom of expression more evident than in Miami’s remarkable and eclectic collection of public art, which has flourished over the last 50 years. Miami’s public art has turned the city into an outdoor museum that attracts millions of locals and tourists in its own right, and honoring this legacy through That’s the Way I See It has been one of the true joys of my life. These public artworks have become a powerful personality trait that reflects the city’s emergence as a world-class destination for innovative artwork, and this new book helps to interpret this personality, making the Magic City feel just a little more magical—whether you’re from Miami or just visiting.”
Robin Hill
Miami and New York based photographer, Robin Hill straddles the boundaries between architecture, design and fine art by using his medium of choice; photography. Born and raised in Nottingham, England, Hill began his career in 1987 in the most inauspicious way by taking pictures of toddlers in supermarkets and department stores across London. He didn’t know at that stage that one day his photographs would be exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York and Bilbao or grace the pages of the world’s leading design publications such as Vanity Fair, Wallpaper* and Architectural Digest. Architecture is the corner-stone of his work; perspectives colliding and geometries intersecting, light playing with shadow and whimsy dancing with rigor, a philosophy of action that has led him to work with many of the world’s leading architects including Herzog and de Meuron, Zaha Hadid and Arquitectonica.
Hill likes to see his work as a metaphorical tripod with the three legs of his photography; architecture, design and fine art all coming together within the camera that sits atop the tripod. Hill first became known in the world of architecture through a project known as MiMo (MIami MOdern), which is a movement to preserve post-war modern architecture in Miami and resulted in the seminal exhibition ‘Beyond the Box’ which debuted at the Municipal Art Society in New York City and resulted in the publication of MiMo: Miami Moden Revealed. (Chronicle Books 2004) The first of more than twenty books that Hill has collaborated on. Hill became involved with other media hosting the EMMY award winning ART 360 on PBS and delivering keynote lectures at the Sarasota Design Conference and the Wolfsonian Museum in Miami. Hill received the AIA award for Florida in 2015 as the Architectural Photographer of the Year.
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