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This is amazing..! Extremely clever. Using a complex array of perforations, light passing through the pavilion’s surface produces shifting patterns, which transform into the legible text of a poem.

The type is formed through a complex array of perforations aligned with the passing of the sun. The poem takes about 8 hours to sweep through the full text. Based around the solar calendar, winter and summer display different poems.

Check out the timelapse video. It’s fantastic.

You can read the detailed description, see their method development and also check out the video of experiments creating words with shadow.

via : Monster-Munch