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Nord Zeitmaschine Time Machine

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Time Machine, which resembles a longcase clock, is not in fact an instrument for measuring time. Instead, it is a kinetic sculpture for the sensory experience of time through seeing and hearing. As its name suggests, Time Machine is not a clock in the ordinary sense of the word, and the slogan “See time, hear time” reinforces its focus on the sensory experience. What truly distinguishes Time Machine from a conventional clock is that its gears turn in a non-linear way; that is, their motion is not determined by the rigid mechanism that holds clocks to a constant, steady pace. Instead, Time Machine’s gears turn in response to the torque required by their neighbours in the transmission. Gears are not interconnected by axles, and the result is a syncopated gear movement.

SPECIFICATIONS

YEAR

2014

MOVEMENT

Time Machine, which resembles a longcase clock, is not in fact an instrument for measuring time. Instead, it is a kinetic sculpture for the sensory experience of time through seeing and hearing. As its name suggests, Time Machine is not a clock in the ordinary sense of the word, and the slogan “See time, hear time” reinforces its focus on the sensory experience. What truly distinguishes Time Machine from a conventional clock is that its gears turn in a non-linear way; that is, their motion is not determined by the rigid mechanism that holds clocks to a constant, steady pace. Instead, Time Machine’s gears turn in response to the torque required by their neighbours in the transmission. Gears are not interconnected by axles, and the result is a syncopated gear movement.

Time Machine, which resembles a longcase clock, is not in fact an instrument for measuring time. Instead, it is a kinetic sculpture for the sensory experience of time through seeing and hearing. As its name suggests, Time Machine is not a clock in the ordinary sense of the word, and the slogan “See time, hear time” reinforces its focus on the sensory experience. What truly distinguishes Time Machine from a conventional clock is that its gears turn in a non-linear way; that is, their motion is not determined by the rigid mechanism that holds clocks to a constant, steady pace. Instead, Time Machine’s gears turn in response to the torque required by their neighbours in the transmission. Gears are not interconnected by axles, and the result is a syncopated gear movement.