LUNAR DRIFT: SUN AND MOON POINTERS, 2014
with Paul DeMarinis
Aluminum, electronics, glass, steel, digital prints, acrylic
Washington State Arts Commission in partnership with Western Washington University for Miller Study Hall, Bellingham, WA.
Two slow-time kinetic sculptures continually track the moon & the sun, whether above or below the horizon, in daylight or night, clear skies or overcast. By observing the relationship between the sun & the moon pointers, the current phase of the Moon can be understood. For ex., when the moon is full, the sun pointer will be pointing directly in the opposite direction of the moon pointer.
South wall - light and weather of the daylight sky averaged once a month (vertically), three times of day specific to Bellingham
West wall - graphics feature phases of the moon each night at transit from Bellingham for 2014 (sourced from NASA)
Detail of mechatronic sun and moon pointers
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