Clock 0.5 Drawing

The face of the clock itself symbolises a moment that comes, passes, and never occurs again. The act of moving the raw charcoal into such a simple geometric, diagramatical shape is an expression of the decrease in entropy that comes with the effort spent on creating, and the scruffy 'splatters' of charcoal that extend outside of that highly organized shape are symbolic of the increase of entropy that duration exerts on all matter. In effect, the work is an analysis of the moment spent on effort, and a reminder that although you cannot live the same moment twice, that moment was the crux that carried you from where you were to where you are now. For some instances this is a comfort.. in other instances it is cautionary. I hope the viewer will look at this very simple expression of a philosophical, existential, physical idea and use it as pause for reflection. In the instance of this piece, work was interrupted before any fill was enacted on the clockface - I felt that the moment was defined by its interruption, making an even more minimal and simple outcome. Influences include Félix González-Torres, Maarten Baas, Salvador Dali, Frank Stella. The piece stands as a chaotic, yet densely fixed, unfinished yet deliberately paused mandala. Original without frame is 15 x 15 x 2 cm, and the Black Tray Frame measures 18 x 18 x 3 cm, affixed with screws through the back for easy de/re-framing if required.