Around the world, a total solar eclipse takes on a special human significance. For some, they are an anniversary which strike their homes with a vanishing rarity, to be celebrated with awe and wonder. Eclipse chasers cross borders and time zones to get a glimpse of this elusive celestial event. This project is about their stories. Pictures documenting their adventures over the course of decades have been printed onto the page by blocking out sunlight onto photosensitive paper, mimicking the process of a total solar eclipse. Stories are arranged from the centre of the book’s spine outwards with the spine representing the meridian line and the book’s dimensions corresponding to the latitudinal and longitudinal grid. Phases of a solar eclipse are used to paginate the book, with the moon progressing as you read towards the centre and away again.
