Red Gate Gallery, Beijing, China

Beijing Ancient Observatory

The Beijing ancient observatory was easy to get to on the subway – at Jianguomen. A lovely and surprisingly peaceful place to visit even though it is now surrounded by large freeways. It was particularly interesting to look at the sundials and gnomons below the observatory tower in the garden as I have done some installation work inspired by the movement of the earth around the sun when I first arrived in Australia. This was a very effective way to get some orientation in a different location and, specifically, hemisphere.