Sea of Time
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Sea of Time is a contemplative photographic series by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto that captures seascapes in minimalist, timeless compositions exploring the boundary between sea and sky.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sea of Time canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4745963 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sea of Time Context triple: [Hiroshi Sugimoto, notableWork, Sea of Time]
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A.
El Rio del Tiempo
El Rio del Tiempo was a boat ride attraction in Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion at Walt Disney World that took guests on a scenic journey through Mexican history and culture.
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B.
Across the Sea of Suns
Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
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C.
Eye of Harmony
The Eye of Harmony is a legendary, artificially contained black hole that serves as the Time Lords’ nearly limitless power source and a central element of their advanced time-travel technology in the Doctor Who universe.
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D.
Soul of the World
The Soul of the World is a mystical, unifying spiritual force in Paulo Coelho’s novel *The Alchemist* that connects all beings and through which individuals can fulfill their Personal Legend.
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E.
The Eternal
The Eternal is the 2009 studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, known for its dense guitar textures and marking their final release on an independent label after a long major-label run.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sea of Time Target entity description: Sea of Time is a contemplative photographic series by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto that captures seascapes in minimalist, timeless compositions exploring the boundary between sea and sky.
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A.
El Rio del Tiempo
El Rio del Tiempo was a boat ride attraction in Epcot’s Mexico Pavilion at Walt Disney World that took guests on a scenic journey through Mexican history and culture.
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B.
Across the Sea of Suns
Across the Sea of Suns is a hard science fiction novel by Gregory Benford that follows humanity’s first deep-space expedition and its encounter with mysterious alien civilizations.
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C.
Eye of Harmony
The Eye of Harmony is a legendary, artificially contained black hole that serves as the Time Lords’ nearly limitless power source and a central element of their advanced time-travel technology in the Doctor Who universe.
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D.
Soul of the World
The Soul of the World is a mystical, unifying spiritual force in Paulo Coelho’s novel *The Alchemist* that connects all beings and through which individuals can fulfill their Personal Legend.
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E.
The Eternal
The Eternal is the 2009 studio album by American alternative rock band Sonic Youth, known for its dense guitar textures and marking their final release on an independent label after a long major-label run.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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photographic series ⓘ |
| artForm | photography ⓘ |
| artisticGoal |
evoke contemplation
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explore perception of time ⓘ explore relationship between sea and sky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| creator | Hiroshi Sugimoto ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| creatorOccupation |
contemporary artist
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photographer ⓘ |
| depicts |
horizon
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ocean ⓘ sea surface ⓘ skyline ⓘ |
| genre |
contemplative photography
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minimalist photography ⓘ seascape photography ⓘ |
| hasPart |
horizon line
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seascape photograph ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
long exposure
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meditative mood ⓘ minimalist composition ⓘ monochromatic appearance ⓘ timeless atmosphere ⓘ |
| inCollectionOf |
contemporary art museums
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private art collections ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
sea
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sky ⓘ |
| medium |
black-and-white photography
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photographic print ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Seascapes ⓘ |
| sharesThemeWith | Hiroshi Sugimoto seascapes ⓘ |
| theme |
boundary between sea and sky
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contemplation ⓘ horizon ⓘ infinity ⓘ nature ⓘ time ⓘ timelessness ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
absence of human figures
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calm water surfaces ⓘ highly reduced composition ⓘ sharp horizon division ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sea of Time Description of subject: Sea of Time is a contemplative photographic series by Japanese artist Hiroshi Sugimoto that captures seascapes in minimalist, timeless compositions exploring the boundary between sea and sky.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.