conceptualized and built by florian schunck and felix dölker, ‘inzwischen’ is an eye-grabbing installation combining 450 quartz clocks in an attempt to critique the perception of time in our contemporary world. nowadays, more than ever, this dimension seems to be the most valuable asset to get people going — specifically in the more developed parts of the world. this raises the question of how time is perceived and what influences this point of view. in other words, how does the western and industrial lifestyle impact one’s sense of time?

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the elements form an amorphous volume that offers various visual and acoustic perspectives to the visitors
all images © felix schöppner

 

 

first shown at ʻdas blumenʼ venue in darmstadt, germany, this project by schunck and dölker allows visitors to understand the impact of time on their psyche. the arrangement of regular quartz clock movements invites people to experience this phenomenon visually and acoustically — where the ticking creates a walkable soundscape. through slight differences in frequency caused by the unique nature of every quartz, the rhythm changes throughout the space. the twitching of red second hands make this pattern visible, creating a great and ever changing organism. ‘in a technological world where everything seems to be about attention, it is hard not to feel like everything is trying to steal time from us. the interconnected world creates a distressing feeling of simultaneity. it gives the impression that whatever you might be doing you will be missing out on something else. it provides a breeding ground for anxiety, envy and vanity. by connecting everything and everybody, technology seems to alienate people from themselves’.  

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front view

 

 

each of the 450 quartz clocks are manually bolted to a flat washer which had been welded to a steel shaft inserted into holes that are drilled in the floor of the exhibition space — which is a former metalworking shop. the entire setup has taken about five days to be built. the project is completed as florian schunck and felix dölker’s master project for the university of applied sciences darmstadt and the cork institute of technology.

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the clock movements have only second hands and are mounted to 5mm stainless steel rods

 

 

inzwischen 
video © schunck dölker

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installation view in the ʻzeitweisenʼ exhibition

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the modules are inserted into holes drilled directly into the concrete floor of the space

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the movements are mounted in different heights and orientations

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visitors can walk around and through the installation 

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path through the installation

 

 

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edited by: lea zeitoun | designboom