![]() ![]() ClockClock 24 can be programmed in 12-or 24-hour time format and can display three different modes of movement between each minute: minimal, medium or elaborate. The clocks transition from unpredictable spinning to synchronized alignment-visually representing both the concept of time and the literal display of time. Each individual clock hand is choreographed in line with the others the twenty-four clocks tell the time as a collective, rather than individually. Twenty-four clocks come together to tell a collective story in one singular digital display. Along with ClockClock 24, there are several other editions and commissions including the recent ClockClock L and the ongoing A million Times works. This work is part of an ongoing series within a broader body of artistic work. Selling on the art market in a small edition number, ClockClock 24 was eventually created to reach a broader audience. A curator at the auction house Phillips de Pury took the work to Saatchi Gallery London and sold one to a Russian oligarch. Cox (also now part of Humans since 1982) helped the duo develop a prototype. They showed a mock-up to electrical engineer, Australian David Cox. Inspired by the question "How to shape time", the university duo experimented with analog clock hands that would depict a changing, moving typography. The ClockClock project started in 2008 by Per Emanuelsson and Bastian Bischoff. Each work is produced and carefully assembled in Humans since 1982's workshop in Stockholm, Sweden. It combines conceptual art with technical synchronized precision and expert craftsmanship. ![]() ClockClock 24 by Humans since 1982 is both a kinetic sculpture art edition and functioning timepiece. ![]()
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