2025
Rama Studios residency project. 
sundial series in tribute to summer days walking through the mountains, waking up at dawn, loosing and finding the way step after step after step through rocks, forests, rivers, towns, a tiny moving dot in full sun.

sundial n°1/pomroka
(beeswax, limestone, sadstone, pottery shards)

marking the local solar time by casting a shadow, set up to 39° longitude (Maceira, PT). as the Earth rotates, the position of the sun in the sky changes, and this movement is mirrored by the shadow travelling across the hour lines on the dial, indicating the time. it works through shadow.
structure made from beeswax and mosaics, sun embedded in the material and in the principal of working, constatntly interacting and manifesting through change of colour, temperature and density of the sundial when exposed to direct sunlight. limestone and pottery shards were collected on walks in the area.

sundial n°2/poblask
(beeswax, sandstone, pottery shards, cotton wick)

indicating the local solar time through direct sunlight marking, set up to 39° 
longitude (Maceira, PT). the movement of the sun is visible through projected light spot progressing across the sphere, alignment with flower-crosses indicating full hours.  the dial captures a narrow beam of sunlight that enters through a small opening, marking the time. it works through light. the four arms stretching from the sphere orient the dial into cardinal directions.  the north arm of the dial uses a mosaic pattern seen on local pavemets, four arms, star-like. star arm pointing to the north, opening pointing to the south. circle of melted candles once lit up closes the space.

memory map
(pencil on packing paper)

a map of the area made from the perspective of walking. I traced the paths based on my personal sense of direction and distance, relying on orienting myself through body, sun and characteristic points in the landscape, translating the expierince of walking into a visual impression from memory. erased pathways are where my feet went, the numbers show what my hands touched. I marked every place that I picked up something from the ground, when collecting stones, objects and materials during the development of the sundial project. the corresponding descriptions and research notes create a material overwiew of the area.