Among the known dimensions, time sticks out as especially interesting. Firstly, its limited supply introduces the need for choice. Supplied with eternity, we would be able to do and see everything there is. However one can’t have all, and especially not all at a time. Consequently time also poses the necessity for order. It is time then which forces us to design our lives. Life is a work of art; sometimes designed intuitively or by strict layout, irreversible mistakes being part of the picture. Time-aesthetics is life-aesthetics.

How then grasp time? Firstly we need a simulated environment in which we can control time. Now consider time as not a constant flow but a material that can be shaped. While time remains invisible, the changes of the time/space relationship will open up an intriguing visual experience.

In creating a time sculpture the material to start from is form in motion. A body changes its form and position in space over time. We extract a given time segment including all positions the body had within it. With “time cuts” a new form is carved out of time. The artist therewith redefines the relationship of time and space. The body will still perform its motion in space while different areas also represent shifted points in time. The form will flow and melt according to the new rules. Time Sculptures explore the nature of time and its relationship to form and consequence.

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