‘Hiroshi Sugimoto: Enoura Observatory: Land of Distant Memory’ – Fruition of His Full Artistic Vision More Than a Decade in the Making [New Publication review]
The Odawara (小田原) Art Foundation, established by the globally renowned contemporary artist Hiroshi Sugimoto (杉本博司) with the goal of rediscovering and preserving Japanese culture, opened Enoura Observatory (江之浦測候所) to the public in 2017. Located on a hillside in Enoura (江之浦), Odawara City, it serves as the Foundation's central base of operations. Nestled within a landscape overlooking Sagami Bay (相模湾) and overlooked by the Hakone (箱根) outer rim, this area retains a rare, ancient natural environment. Here, Sugimoto constructed a space intended as a return to the origins of art. The newly published book, Hiroshi Sugimoto: Enoura Observatory: Land of Distant Memory, is a comprehensive volume compiling the entire vision of Enoura Observatory, which was realised after more than ten years of conception and construction.
