:root {
  --meridian-brand: #a61e4d;
  --meridian-white: #fff;
  --meridian-ink: #24151b;
  --meridian-line: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.34);
  --meridian-soft: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
  --meridian-width: 1180px;
  --meridian-radius: 20px;
}

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background: var(--meridian-brand);
  color: var(--meridian-white);
  font-family: Inter, "Helvetica Neue", Arial, sans-serif;
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
img { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; }
h1, h2, h3, p { margin-top: 0; }
h1, h2, h3 { line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -0.035em; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(3rem, 9vw, 7rem); }
h2 { margin-bottom: 1.5rem; font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 7vw, 6rem); }
h3 { font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.75rem); }
button, input, textarea { font: inherit; }

.screen-reader-text {
  position: absolute !important;
  width: 1px; height: 1px; padding: 0; margin: -1px;
  overflow: hidden; clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0); white-space: nowrap; border: 0;
}
.screen-reader-text:focus {
  z-index: 100000; top: 8px; left: 8px; width: auto; height: auto;
  padding: 10px 16px; clip: auto; background: #fff; color: var(--meridian-ink);
}

.site-header {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 50;
  top: auto; left: auto; right: auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 22px clamp(20px, 4vw, 64px);
  background: var(--meridian-brand);
}
.home:not(.elementor-page) .site-header {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0; left: 0; right: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(85, 7, 34, .35), transparent);
}
.admin-bar.home:not(.elementor-page) .site-header { top: 32px; }
.site-header__mark { display: block; width: 150px; }
.site-header__mark img { width: 100%; }
.site-nav__list {
  display: flex;
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 38px);
  align-items: center;
  margin: 0; padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.site-nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  font-size: .74rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.site-nav a:hover, .site-nav a:focus-visible { text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 7px; }

.meridian-hero {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  min-height: 100svh;
  padding: 110px 24px;
}
.meridian-hero__logo { width: min(72vw, 860px); }
.meridian-hero__scroll {
  position: absolute;
  left: 50%; bottom: 30px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 5px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  font-size: .7rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.meridian-hero__scroll span { font-size: 1.2rem; }

.meridian-section { padding: clamp(90px, 12vw, 180px) clamp(22px, 5vw, 72px); }
.meridian-section__inner { width: min(100%, var(--meridian-width)); margin: 0 auto; }
.meridian-section__inner--narrow { width: min(100%, 780px); }
.meridian-eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  font-size: .72rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.meridian-contact-intro { border-block: 1px solid var(--meridian-line); text-align: center; }
.meridian-contact-intro p:not(.meridian-eyebrow) { max-width: 620px; margin-inline: auto; }
.meridian-button {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 54px;
  padding: 0 28px;
  border: 1px solid #fff;
  border-radius: 999px;
  text-decoration: none;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  font-size: .76rem;
  font-weight: 800;
}
.meridian-button:hover, .meridian-button:focus-visible { background: #fff; color: var(--meridian-brand); }
.meridian-plugin-note { margin-top: 24px !important; opacity: .72; font-size: .82rem; }

.meridian-about__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(260px, .78fr) minmax(300px, 1.22fr);
  gap: clamp(46px, 9vw, 130px);
  align-items: center;
}
.meridian-about__image-wrap { overflow: hidden; border-radius: var(--meridian-radius); aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; background: var(--meridian-soft); }
.meridian-about__image { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 34%; }
.meridian-about__role { margin-top: -1rem; margin-bottom: 2rem; font-weight: 700; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .1em; font-size: .8rem; }
.meridian-prose { max-width: 680px; font-size: clamp(1.05rem, 1.5vw, 1.25rem); }

.meridian-artists { border-top: 1px solid var(--meridian-line); }
.meridian-placeholder-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
.meridian-placeholder-card { text-align: center; }
.meridian-placeholder-card span {
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 1 / 1;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  border: 1px solid var(--meridian-line);
  border-radius: var(--meridian-radius);
  background: var(--meridian-soft);
  font-size: 5rem; font-weight: 800;
}

.meridian-contact-page { min-height: calc(100svh - 100px); }
.meridian-page { min-height: 80svh; }
.meridian-entry { padding: 36px 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--meridian-line); }
.meridian-entry a { text-decoration-thickness: 1px; text-underline-offset: 5px; }
.elementor-page-content { position: relative; z-index: 1; min-height: 70svh; }

.site-footer {
  padding: 32px clamp(22px, 5vw, 72px);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--meridian-line);
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .13em;
  font-size: .66rem;
}
.site-footer p { margin: 0; }

@media (max-width: 782px) {
  .admin-bar.home:not(.elementor-page) .site-header { top: 46px; }
  .site-header { align-items: flex-start; padding-top: 18px; }
  .site-header__mark { width: 112px; }
  .site-nav__list { gap: 14px; }
  .site-nav a { font-size: .62rem; }
  .meridian-hero__logo { width: min(90vw, 700px); }
  .meridian-about__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .meridian-about__image-wrap { width: min(100%, 520px); }
  .meridian-placeholder-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .site-nav__list li:first-child { display: none; }
  .meridian-placeholder-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
}