A conscious decision, a voluntary parenthesis in which I will decide how to destroy
my time. This proposal takes the form of an experience in which a number of artists
from various disciplines are invited to smash 3 hours of time.
The act of Smashing Time is directly related to the creative process where the artist
The act of Smashing Time is directly related to the creative process where the artist
decides not merely to lose time but to smash it.
To destroy time you might first make it tangible. Time can acquire the shape of a
clock or a calendar, the formula of a repeated action such as a drops of water sliding
on a glass window or sand grains falling between the fingers; time can last the
duration of a journey by car, a slow walk, a song, or as well it can also last the
length of a film, The Clock of Christian Marclay will be a very conscious
materialization of time on film.
The second premise for smashing time is that somehow you will act against it, like in
the violent act of counting backwards you would not be gaining time with the the
process but losing time in every second. This that can be seen as an anxiety relating to
the flow of things, can also be considered an attitude of optimizing every second left.
The act of stopping time will be another violent unnatural act, a new reflection
towards contemplation that will stand still against the frenetic waste . “As I was
Moving Ahead, Occasionally I saw Brief Glimpses of Beauty” from Jonas Mekas
exemplifies the importance of the moment, an attempt to capture the present
moment against the past or future.
There are as many attitudes as practices towards time, and the selected artists will
deal in a personal way with their own questions. This programme will try to adopt
the attitude of an airplane controller, a dj, or an editor hoping to transform the 3
hours into a refreshing experience, a modulation of sensations and thoughts.
