“Infinite consciousness held in itself the notion of a unit of Time equal to one-millionth of the twinkling of an eye: and from this evolved the time-scale right up to the epoch consisting of several revolutions of the four ages, which is the lifespan of one cosmic creation. Infinite consciousness itself is uninvolved in these, for it is devoid of rising and setting (which are essential to all time scales), and devoid of a beginning, middle and end.” - Valmiki in Yoga-Vasishtha [72]
 
Serial Stardust – Light comprises a three multichannel video facade projection, formally presenting numerous orbits of concentric circles (ellipses) in perspective building two simultaneous cones, as a symmetrical simulation of sand flowing in an hourglass. By resembling hourglass’s sand marking time as past and future lightcones, the work explores the relative world-lines of the Sun, Moon, planets, diverse fauna and flora, in a light installation of perspectival optical illusions.
 
A serial composition of random relativistic time dilation world-lines in which multiple sand-light clepsydras with different temporal durations are visualized as orbits in perspective forming several Minkowski light cones using elements (ellipses) of the Apollonian cone.
 
At astronomical and quantum levels, as well as in natural elements, the illusion of time present, past, and future, is revealed by merging binary temporal and atemporal notions of spacetime continuum relative to cognitive consciousness and cycles of natural growth within the dilation of one minute of temporal evolution.
 
The installation is complemented with single light projections onto natural features in which a single light clepsydra is projected as marking the relative temporal cyclic span of a given natural element such as a tree or a stone.
 
Serial Stardust – Light is an animation video-light installation produced by Margarida Sardinha in 2024 for Calculating in the Sand art residency at André Sier’s Arte Código association in Santarém.