This is a gelatin silver print photograph by Michael Kenna. It is edition number 45 and bears the artist’s handwritten signature on the lower margin.

The subject of this work is the Taushubetsu Bridge in Nukabira, Hokkaido, Japan—a structure known for repeatedly submerging and reappearing with the changing water levels, often seen as a symbol of time and memory.

In the image, the series of arches extends across a calm body of water, forming a tranquil composition with distant mountains. Through long exposure, the water becomes smooth and mirror-like, allowing the shadow of the bridge to stretch softly and blur the boundary between reality and abstraction.

The repetition of arches and the minimalist composition create Kenna’s signature poetic visual language. Subtle gradations of light and shadow evoke stillness and the passage of time, capturing not just the landscape, but the memory and atmosphere embedded within it.