The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Cenotaph and the Shadow Side of Spatial Research

This study reveals the enduring, fragmented narratives embedded within the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, particularly focusing on the haunting spatial stories associated with its central memorial, the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Cenotaph. The research demonstrates how these narratives persist in visitors' memories and perceptions, often enveloping their personal experiences and foreboding possible futures. Employing a mixed-methods approach—including interviews and cognitive mapping exercises with both in situ visitors and those who had previously visited the Park—the study explores the complex interplay between memory, space, and identity. It highlights the cenotaph's role as a site of reinvention, where past and imagined futures collide, challenging conventional spatial research paradigms.

Roberts, K. (2019). The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Cenotaph and the Shadow Side of Spatial Research. Fabrications, 29(1), 86–108. https://doi.org/10.1080/10331867.2018.1540082