Title: The movement of the sun_ Glasgow
Artist: jimpalt.org (Olle Essvik)

In this work (next page) we see a yellow field moving across the computer screen. The field reflects the suns movements in the sky. The sun is moving all the time, and its slow movement is incrementally registered by the computer programme. When the sun rises a yellow field starts to move vertically to the top of the screen, its movement paced by the suns motion. In the middle of the day the whole field can be seen and the whole screen appears yellow. At sunset the field disappears past the top of the screen. The work allows us to trace the movement in real time as it passes over the places that we live. It is essentially a digital Sun. The work can be viewed online in different versions, documenting suns from different places. This version is, The movement of the sun_ Glasgow.
This internet work has also been translated into object form; a lamp that can be connected to a computer. The light bulb is programmed to follow the sun. When the sun rises in the morning the lamp starts to omit light, intensifying every second, shining brightest in middle of the day. After this the light begins to fade with the sun, appearing dimmest at sunset. This is described by the artist as “a physical online piece”.
The web program follows the sun wherever it's shown and therefore it’s code is site-specific. The artist has adapted the piece for different places in Sweden, Canada and Finland. He has so far made seven versions of the program for seven different geographical locations and intends to continue to produce new ones. He invites us to contact him using the links below, so as to create versions specific to our own geographical location.

For more information on the artist and his work, please visit, http://www.jimpalt.org

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.OLLE ESSVIK - Movment of the Sun - Glasgow, 2006

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