the summer solstice is the hilltop of time

We are just before the summer solstice and we have built an antechamber of the astronomical ephemeris. We focus on the passing of time and the duration of light each day. We associate a variation in time with a variation in height, or altitude, with the days leading up to the solstice being like the moments when climbing a hill before reaching the summit and catching a glimpse of the landscape on the other side. From increment to adventurous lassitude.

This work by Eliana Manuel Pinho is another moment of her collaboration with the inspiring space umostruario, which began in 2023. The very light pigmented paper collages and the graphic characterization of the length of the daylight throughout 2025 create a capsule of meaning and reflection. — Eliana Manuel Pinho