Engraved Sundial

The engraved sundial is a time-telling instrument cut into stone: a weathered limestone or Portland-stone dial plate scored with radiating hour lines, incised Roman numerals, and a carved Latin motto. A triangular bronze gnomon, dulled to a green verdigris patina, throws its shadow across the cool grey-beige face. This system speaks in that material register — monochrome stone, deep incision, and a single oxidised-metal accent. Nothing is bright; everything is carved, weathered, and meant to outlast its maker.

雕刻日晷是一种刻入石头的计时仪器：风化的石灰岩或波特兰石晷面上，刻着放射状的时 线、罗马数字与一句拉丁箴言（如 HORAS NON NUMERO NISI SERENAS——「我只记录晴朗 的时光」）。一根三角形的青铜晷针，表面已氧化成铜绿色，将影子投在那冷灰偏米的石面 上。这套系统沿用同样的材质语言：单色的石头、深刻的凿痕，以及唯一一抹氧化金属的色 彩。这里没有任何鲜艳之物——一切都被刻凿、风化，为的是比工匠本人活得更久。