Home  Art Works Time Sculptures
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| Time Sculpture I
2008
3D Video,
42" Philips 3D WOW Display,
Computer
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| Time Sculptures are the first works of the series “Transdimensional Art”.
Among the known dimensions, time sticks out as especially interesting. Firstly, its limited supply introduces the need for choice. Supplied with eternity, we would be able to do and see everything there is. However one can’t have all, and especially not all at a time. Consequently time also poses the necessity for order. It is time then which forces us to design our lives. Life is a work of art; sometimes designed intuitively or by strict layout, irreversible mistakes being part of the picture. Time-aesthetics is life-aesthetics.
How then grasp time? Firstly we need a simulated environment in which we can control time. Now consider time as not a constant flow but a material that can be shaped. While time remains invisible, the changes of the time/space relationship will open up an intriguing visual experience.
In creating a time sculpture the marterial to start from is form in motion. A body changes its form and position in space over time. We extract a given time segment including all positions the body had within it. With “time cuts” a new form is carved out of time. The artist therewith redefines the relationship of time and space. The body will still perform its motion in space while different areas also represent shifted points in time. The form will flow and melt according to the new rules. Time Sculptures explore the nature of time and its relationship to form and consequence.
The studies below show stills of a time cut through a rotation of 720 degrees around two bodies. They are part of the private collection FAZE, Kirchheim-Teck, Germany. Many thanks to Philips 3d Solutions and ACT Kern for their generous support. | |
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