

One of the many qualities of pinhole photography is its ability to capture time durations of beyond our vision. Usually this is in the range of a few seconds, but by combining old and new technologies, it is possible to achieve exposures of far greater duration. I have always been fascinated with astronomy, its immense scales of space and time reaching far beyond comprehension within our own short instances on Earth.

The project was to record views of Bristol, with the sun trailing across the sky from the winter solstice (22nd December) to the summer solstice (the 20th of June). The technique is not new. Several people are currently doing similar work. Paolo Gioli in Italy did the first solargraph whereas Diego Lopez Calvin Diego Lopez Calvin instigated the new era along with Tarja Trygg in Finland.

I just wanted my hometown of Bristol to be imaged in this way. Accessible wonder is all the reason I need.