Hiroshi Sugimoto engages with architectural and historical themes in Enoura Observatory, Land of Distant Memory, presenting a visual meditation on memory and time. The photographs capture the interplay of light and shadow within the Enoura Observatory, a site that evokes a poignant sense of distant memory.

The book consists of 224 pages and explores the observatory’s architectural spaces through a delicate, restrained photographic approach. Sugimoto’s use of long exposures highlights temporal layers and the ephemeral nature of perception, contributing to an atmosphere of contemplative stillness.