Barometers Realm

The cistern is a glass bulb shaped into a perfect sphere. This spherical form, seemingly suspended on the slender wooden body, evokes a sense of fragility and geometric perfection. Encased in a transparent vessel, the mercury obeys invisible natural laws, its movements recorded on a precise scale engraved directly onto the barometer’s wooden body.

The scale, marked in both millimeters of mercury and millibars, is meticulously embedded into the wood. The aesthetic contrast between the warm, almost velvety texture of beech and the cool transparency of mercury is enhanced by the inscriptions in Dutch — standard weather indicators rendered in the same minimalist style. Their presence evokes the instrument’s clear and straightforward functionality, weaving contemporary pragmatism into the ancient methodology of measurement.

The Modern mercury barometer challenges traditional perceptions of meteorological instruments, presenting a dialogue between the utilitarian and the artistic that guides the eye and mind towards simple yet profound truths. Its minimalist form and absence of extraneous details create space for contemplation on the essence of measurement and on how the simple play of light on the glass tube can connect man and nature, modernity and history.