"TIME TIDE SHADOW FAILEAS", Sundial by Tim Chalk. Visitor Interpretation Area, Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve, Perth and Kinross, Scotland,
This sundial formed part of a group of sculptural installations in the Nature Reserve Visitor Interpretation Area, designed and made by Tim Chalk. The sculptures all interpret different aspects of the mountain’s environment and incorporate text panels dealing with these subjects. The sundial is designed to act as a real life demonstration of the seasonal cycle in action. The sundial is made up of two parts. The main feature is a free standing vertical dial marking the hours. The centre of the dial is pierced by an aperture which sends a beam of sunlight through to an angled slab leaning against the wall behind; this slab is marked with a vertical line corresponding to local solar noon and calibrated with the months of the year so that the spot of light passing through the aperture tracks the passage of the months at noon throughout the year. Each month has a caption describing features of the natural environment associated with that time of year.
Size: 3907px × 6207px
Location: Visitor Interpretation Area, Ben Lawers National Nature Reserve, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United
Photo credit: © Stan Pritchard / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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