The results of an extensive exploration with shadows, the
One Day Poem Pavilion demonstrates the poetic, transitory,
site-sensitive and time-based nature of light and shadow.
Using a complex array of perforations, the pavilions surface allows
light to pass through creating shifting patterns, whichduring specific times of
the yeartransform into the legible text of a poem. The specific arrangements of
the perforations reveal different shadow-poems according to the solar calendar:
a theme of new-life during the summer solstice, a
reflection on the passing of time at the period of the winter solstice.
The time-based nature of the poemand the visitors time-based encounters
with itallow viewers to have different experiences either seeing a stanza of
the poem or getting the whole poem. All of these possible experiences are
equally valuable and have meanings unique to the individual. This technique has
the potential for producing particular effects and meanings within an
architectural environment. Without the use of a source of power other than the
sun, this project uses light and shadow to push the boundaries of communication
and experiential delight.
