Sunlight, funneled through a precise opening, strikes a metallic sphere. This, my friends, is Sun Up at Quorum, a stunning sculpture with a story to tell. Installed in 1981, Sun Up at Quorum isn’t just a pretty sight. It’s a giant solar equinox marker! Designed by John V. House and fabricated by Baldwin Metals, this oxidized steel masterpiece stretches 40 feet long and 19 feet high. It’s positioned so that on the spring and fall equinoxes, around midday, the sun’s rays hit a specific point on the sphere below. This signifies the balance between day and night. Now, you might think it’s as simple as the sun being at its zenith. But it’s more intricate than that. We have to factor in the Earth’s elliptical orbit, its tilted axis, and even Dallas’s longitude! Seven minutes are added to account for the Earth’s orbit around the sun and another 27 for Dallas’s location in the Central Time Zone. So, on March 21st at 12:34 p.m. and September 21st at 1:20 p.m., Sun Up at Quorum becomes a captivating spectacle, a testament to art and science intertwined.
Центральный дом работников искусств
Step through the grand wooden doors of the Central House of the Workers of Art, and you’ll be transported to