SHINTARO KONO AS LONG AS THE NIGHT LASTS Acrylic lamp with GPS

As Long As The Night Lasts is a light piece that automatically synchronizes with the local sunset and sunrise of its installation site.‎ Using an embedded GPS module, it calculates the exact time of dusk and dawn for that location, turns on automatically at sunset, and turns off automatically at sunrise.‎ During the night, the light gradually disappears from one side to the other, quietly visualizing the passing hours of darkness.‎ Rather than simply illuminating a room, the piece gives form to the length of the night itself—allowing time to be felt as a slow spatial change.‎ In addition to its sunset-to-sunrise synchronized mode, the piece can be switched to a constant lighting mode for everyday use.‎ It can be used as a tabletop piece and can also be wall-mounted, depending on the setting.‎ Custom versions can also be made to synchronize with the night cycle of a specific location anywhere in the world upon request.‎ The work was born from a longing for a rhythm of life aligned with natural light, before standardized schedules and electric lighting made time feel uniform.‎ It reflects an admiration for a way of living closer to the cycles of sunset and sunrise—an atmosphere often associated with premodern Japan, including the seasonal and bodily sense of time found in the Edo period.‎ In this sense, the piece is not only a lamp, but a small equipment for living with night.‎ Specifications: materials: acrylic panel, aluminum, electronic circuit board; light source LED; power USB Type-C (5V 1A); rechargeable (6× replaceable NiMH batteries); up to 12 hours in constant lighting mode.‎  It can also be used while charging.‎ The back is engraved with title/author/year; shipped with a storage box, signed certificate, and USB cable.‎ A series of GPS-synchronized light pieces that visualize how night begins and ends.‎ The work turns on at sunset, slowly shifts through the night, and fades out with sunrise—bringing local time and sky into the interior.‎ Further info from manufacturer on AS LONG AS THE NIGHT LASTS SHINTARO KONO