horarium

Horarium (Latin for hourglass) consists of images captured within the span of a year, chronicling the progression in light, color, and texture as indicative of the varying moods throughout a given day. Each section (numbered 1 through 4) corresponds to the ecclesiastical timing found in Liturgy of the Hours. 

(1)
Matins (2 a.m.) Vigil – The Watch – Contemplation on Death
Lauds (dawn) Christ’s Resurrection – Praises to the Lord

(2)
Prime (sunrise) The First Hour – Advent of the Day
Terce (9 a.m.) The Third Hour – Invocation of the Holy Spirit

(3)
Sext (noon) The Sixth Hour – Grace – Full Solarity
None (3 p.m.) The Ninth Hour – Commemoration of the Death of Christ

(4)
Vesper (sunset) Prayer to the Virgin Mary
Compline (dusk) Completion of the Day – The Peace Hour