Last Clock

‘Last’ is like a familiar analogue clock, it has a second hand, a minute hand and an hour hand. The hands are arranged as concentric circles and leave a slitscan video trace as they circle. The resulting motion history is an ever changing mandala of past. Depending on the subject in front of the camera feed, rhythms in different time scales are rendered visible and reveal familiar scenery in new light.

We have experimented with the system producing limited edition large format prints, interactive installations in public space and as an app for “retired tablets” at home. These different formats focus on the different qualities of the artwork: analytical, intimate and purely aesthetic reading depending on the context.

The intentional abstraction turns surveillance culture into an aesthetic experience, and hopefully stop the audience to momentary reflect on the perception of time.