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ETERNAL NOW
2023
Installation of 7 objects
Steel, lacquer
180 x 15 x 2 cm each


The objects of the series Eternal Now show the hour, minute, and second indicators of a clock that, instead of following the movement of the hourly circle, are installed next to each other vertically. Here, the clock indicators no longer show the supposedly objectively measurable time; rather, they have come to a permanent stop—in precisely the same position. The flow of time has been stopped, locked in an eternal moment that permits no before and no after. On a formal level, the installation thus confronts the viewer with the fact that a linear conception of time is unavoidably linked with the idea of a beginning and an end and raises the question of what happened before time began. The work Eternal Now not only underscores that our perception of time is invariably shaped by culture but also invites us to embrace alternative conceptions of its passage. French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, for example, rejects traditional linear conceptions of time and instead proposes a more dynamic and non-linear understanding. He views time as a multiplicity of simultaneous events and processes, rather than a sequential progression from past to future. This multiplicity is characterized by constant change and transformation, with events unfolding in unpredictable and non-hierarchical ways. This notion of becoming emphasizes the continuous and open-ended nature of existence, where identities and entities are in a perpetual state of flux. Eternal Now challenges a traditional understanding of time and invites us to rethink our relationship to temporality, emphasizing the richness and complexity of the present moment and the continuous process of becoming.



Photos: Simon Veres