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Artist mineralizes clocks, defying industrial time
21 Jul
Summary
- Artist Julian Charrière encrusted 19th-century clocks with minerals.
- The exhibition contrasts industrial time with geological time.
- Artworks explore humanity's desire to control change.
In Venice, artist Julian Charrière presents "Imperfect Lovers," an installation of 13 mineralized 19th-century clocks at the Museo Correr. These artworks, transformed by natural processes like calcification and salinization over 18 months, symbolize the passage of time beyond industrial measurement.
The exhibition, "Spiral Economy. Charrière and Canova," draws parallels between classical sculpture and geological time. Charrière's work, particularly the mineralized punch clock representing the Industrial Revolution's rigid concept of time, challenges the human-imposed temporal order.
Further pieces, such as a vending machine filled with ammonites and a video from an Arctic beluga whale's perspective, deepen the exploration of environmental change and humanity's struggle against natural flux.
The show, running through November 22, invites contemplation on our relationship with time and the planet.
