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TYPICALLY IN A GALLERY, MY ROLE WOULD BE SUPPORT—NOT FUNCTIONING AS AN ARTIST. IT OFTEN SEEMS TIME SKIPS FORWARD AND ACCELERATES AS THE DEADLINE APPROACHES. WHEN THE DOORS OPEN, NOTHING CAN BE DONE BUT TO DRINK ABOUT IT AND APPRECIATE THE WORK.
IN THE CASE OF THIS PROJECT I WAS EXCITED BY THE CONCEPT AND VOLUNTEERED WHILE HAVING THAT INSPIRED STATE OF MIND. MOST OF MY PROJECTS BEGIN SIMILARLY AS I THINK THEY DO WITH MOST PEOPLE. I'M AN ENGINEER BY TRADE AND DON'T CONSIDER MYSELF AN ARTIST AT ALL, ALTHOUGH [james] MAKER DISAGREES WITH THE SENTIMENT.
`IAN THORBURN
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"Untitled"
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They say a watched pot never boils — but this watched clock never ticks. Using facial recognition technology, this timepiece senses when you’re looking at it, freezing its hands in place under your gaze.
Only when you look away does it resume its quiet march forward. Time, in this piece, becomes performative — obedient, withheld, and elusive. The more you try to hold onto each moment, the more it slips away. In the act of observation, time stands still; in distraction, it escapes you.
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DIMENSIONS: 24” x 24”
3D Print, new media fabrication
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