The work is a study of sunlight and its relationship to time. The natural order; the cycles of sunlight govern the hours, days and seasonal changes as well as our circadian rhythms. In the classical Japanese calendar, there are twenty-four smaller seasons and seventy-two microseasons. ‘North wind rattles the leaves’ is an example of one of these microseasons.

 

 “Not only night and day, but seasonal patterns and climatic variations, began to decline in importance with developments in lighting, refrigeration and environmentally controlled living spaces.The reign of a non-solar day moved the distinction between the time of work and the time of sleep from the natural order to the political agenda.” (Scott McQuire, 1998. Visions of Modernity)

 

The discovery and harnessing of electricity in the Modern era changed our living and working experiences, and also our connection to the natural world. Today, electricity is integral for the Information Age; for the digital technology of the internet, social media and smart devices to function. 

 

Electric light and natural light have long co-existed in our urban, suburban and residential spaces. And now, in the Information Age our living experiences are further distanced from the natural world and are increasingly in the digital world. 

 

 

 

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Note: All photographic imagery is created through the camera and camera functions in natural light and/or electric light in that moment without post-editing.

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Reference: McQuire, S. (1998) Visions of Modernity: Representation, Memory, Time and Space in the Age of the Camera. London: SAGE Publications.