Variations of the saying "When Small Men Start to Cast Big Shadows it Means the Sun is About to Set" have been attributed to figures across different periods and cultures, from 19th-century British writer Walter Savage Landor to 20th-century Chinese linguist Lin Yutang, with parallel claims of vernacular origins in post-Napoleonic France and newly unified Italy. Repeated throughout history, the phrase serves as both a warning and an acknowledgment of grim societal moments.

The immersive installation presents an abstract monochromatic space filled with scattered minimal representations of figures of varying heights. At its centre, a glowing sphere rises and falls in a slow, linear motion. As it descends, shadows stretch and engulf the space, creating a feeling of ritual, ceremony, ominous transformation. A slow ticking clock echoes in the background.

The motionless figures become part of an endless choreography of geometric lines - powerless sticks that grow into looming silhouettes before shrinking again. More than a warning, the work reflects a present reality, inviting us to physically step into its cycle. Tracing the passage of time with visual means, the ascending and descending movement of the artificial sun is a mechanical reminder of the essence nature: while the shadows of small men may grow for now (or are indeed already quite large), eventually they must shrink.