YORIMICHI LIBRARYThe missing
datesA day at the turn of a calendar11
History
In Meiji-era Japan, the day after the second of the twelfth month became January 1. Place the old and new calendars on the same timeline, and you can see what jumped ahead and what continued uninterrupted.
YORIMICHI LIBRARYThe Sun
and noonWhat it means to share a time13
History
East of the standard meridian, solar noon comes earlier. Yet even in Akashi, it does not always fall at 12:00. Separate the difference due to place from the difference due to date to untangle the relationship between clocks and the Sun.
YORIMICHI LIBRARYSound
& silenceThe message in the gaps19
Technology
The spaces between short and long signals follow rules of their own. Place International Morse code’s intervals of 1, 3, and 7 units on the same timeline, and the information carried by silence becomes visible.
YORIMICHI LIBRARYThe making
of motionA moment in film and games31
Culture & language
Images per second, blur within each image and the delay after an input are different choices. Explore the craft behind motion, beyond a single smoothness score.