In examining subtle environmental cues that reveal the passage of time, Sarah Delaney turned her attention to shadows cast by the sun. These mutable markers quietly chart our evolution from moment to moment. Diary Under the Midday Sun functions as both a journal and record, tracing the fleeting ecological presence as revealed through sunlight and shadow. Through a months-long practice of tracing flower shadows, Sarah observed the gradual shift of the sun’s positioning, a temporal indicator, signaling the changing seasons. Variations in length, direction, and forms become visual evidence of time’s progression. This practice demanded a heightened mindfulness -- a deliberate, practiced act of looking. Through this attentiveness, the environment became both subject and storyteller, revealing time not as an abstract concept but as a living, visible presence.

Diary Under the Midday Sun, 2026
Sarah Delaney

Silk Organza, Canvas, Coloured Pencil, Acrylic Paint, Wood Dowels, Cotton String

Variable Dimensions