'Alunatime', by Laura Williams, was launched on the Full Moon of October 22, 2010, and is the first, live 'real time' graphical notation of light and time.
It shows the lunar phases (wax and wane), the lunar day (rise and set) and tide cycles (ebb and flow). Governed by the relative position of the Earth, Moon and Sun, these fundamental rhythms have shaped our past and will continue to determine our future.
The Moon creates our tides and, with 70% of the Earth's surface covered in water, understanding the rising tides brought on by climate change, is becoming more important than ever.
The two clock faces, both 1 meter in diameter, each contain 5,000 low energy LEDs programmed by Simon Jones, an electronic design engineer.
The steel housing was made by Andrew Baldwin, a metal artist who has many other sculptures on display at Trinity Buoy Wharf. It is completely weather-proofed and is mounted on an antique cast iron pillar, reclaimed from Folkestone Harbour Station, and mounted on a 4.2 tonne concrete base.
'Aluna'
'Alunatime' is providing ongoing research and development for the planned tidal powered 'Aluna' Moon Clock, which will be 38 metres in diameter and situated on the Greenwich Peninsula.
'Aluna' will be located at 0° longitude and will be the world’s largest Moon and Tide Clock. On its completion it will be larger than Stonehenge, with three glass rings, made from recycled glass, that will track the Moon’s cycles and influences on the Earth. These influences will be shown on the clock as slowly moving light.
'Aluna' will be a place of celebration and connection for people, with its rings creating a public space for community events, education and international festivals. Sustainably built and powered naturally by the Sun, the Moon and River Thames’ tides, 'it will continue to run for generations to come.
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