carsten nicolai

sun rec

2003
sun recorder after campbell stockes, pole, recording cards, archival space, architectural model [finn geipel, lin architects, berlin/paris]
site-specific work, matsubaso, kawanishi town, japan
sun rec

sun rec is a long-term project which documents data on the duration of daily sunlight over a period of three years in Tsumari, Japan. Sunrays are directed through a glass sphere – similar to a burning glass – causing the focal point to burn a line into a specific type of paper. Each year, 365 images are recorded, documenting the intensity of sunlight in a particular location. The archive, which stores the recording cards, is located in a specifically designed room. This room also hosts an architectural model, which represents a space that should be created to house the installation permanently.