An Elaborate Mechanical Sundial That Doesn’t Need a Drop of Sunlight

At first glimpse it appear like a giant , industrial , animated chandelier hanging over your head . But instead of just illuminating a elbow room with its imposing luminescence , artistConrad Shawcross ’ Timepiecedoubles as a modernistic take on the sundial . Because unlike the ancient clocks that observe our ascendant on time , this one does n’t need the sunlight at all .

But before you grab your pitchfork and depart squall “ blasphemy , ” remember that Timepiece is only intended to be an artful mode to boost people to re - opine their concept of clip . Throughout the solar day the installation — which hangs atLondon ’s Roundhouse , an old steam engine repair shed — casts an ever - evolving shape of shadows that can be used to tell apart time thanks to a border perimeter of 24 stoic tower .

It may not be the most effective or efficient manner to actually keep track of time , but as a meditation on the construct in world-wide , it unquestionably shines bright . [ RoundhouseviaWired ]