Sigma Foundation Announces Publication of Third Photobook, "Trevor Key"

The Sigma Foundation (Location: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Representative Director: Kazuto Yamaki, hereinafter referred to as Sigma Foundation) is pleased to announce the publication of its third photobook, "Trevor Key." The release is scheduled for around August, with further details on the date and price to be announced later.

Cover: Cherub, 2026 Trevor Key and Peter Saville Original photograph © Trevor Key 1988 Image from New Order 'Technique' 1989 Courtesy of New Order

"Trevor Key" Publisher: Sigma Foundation Publication: July 2026 Print Run: 1,500 copies Photographer: Trevor Key Essay: Charlotte Cotton Interviews: Peter Saville, Charlotte Cotton Editing and Composition: Björn Kusoffsky Design: Stockholm Design Lab Executive Producer: Stockholm Design Lab Collaboration: Peter Saville Pages: 244 Printing: Hakko Bijutsu ISBN: 978-4-911681-02-2 Size: 213 x 285 x 24.5mm

This new collection of works by photographer Trevor Key is the first attempt to celebrate his creative process and foresight over more than two decades, from 1972 to 1995. The book is a timely reminder of Key's proto-digital, hands-on approach, which can be described as the "magic of photography," and serves as an enduring visual love letter to the future of image-making.

Throughout his creative journey, Key partnered with like-minded individuals who shared his rigorous conceptual thinking, including art directors Jamie Reid, David James, and Peter Saville. Together, they expanded their imaginations, solved visual challenges, and continued to take creative risks.

The visual core of this work lies in the experimental collaborations between Key and Saville. This was poured into their personal quest, which transcended the boundaries of conventional client work, to rethink image-making and create a truly independent and contemplative creative flow. In conversations featured in the book with Saville, a renowned art director and Key's collaborator, and Charlotte Cotton, a writer and curator, Saville offers detailed and deeply personal recollections of the background, practices, and dramatic transformations of the visual culture they created together.

In the mid-1980s, Key revolutionized the conventional darkroom, producing vibrant, abstract images that remain as contemporary today as they were in 1987. This serves as a universal beacon for the freedom inherent in collaborative processes on a human scale, and also as a roadmap for creating the visuals of our time.

About Sigma Foundation

Sigma Foundation was established by Kazuto Yamaki, the representative of Sigma, with the aim of supporting and promoting photographic art. In its first year of establishment, the foundation produced two photobooks by globally acclaimed photographers Sølve Sundsbø and Julia Hetta. Trevor Key is the foundation's third photobook, created to celebrate a rich photographic legacy of immense cultural significance.

Sigma is a Japanese optical equipment manufacturer that produces and sells cameras, lenses, and accessories. With the philosophy of "The Art of engineering, Engineering for Art," the company continues to respond to the passion of creators by elevating its own technology to the realm of art.

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