Nel Verbeke
The sound of time – single hourglass, 2017
porcelain
27 x 9.6 x 9.6 cm
100 (50 black / 50 white)
The form of the hourglass consists of two conoidal components joined at their narrowest points. Their opaque manifestation makes them enigmatic, almost mysterious.
It is within the act that the hourglass reveals its secret. As it is turned over, inner material travels from top to bottom, generating a sound: the sound of time.
When considered as an instrument, the object deconstructs time and its usual metre, allowing us moments of contemplation and introspection, detached from utility or pragmatism.
This is time absorbed in itself - the time of time - pronounced only by its own sound.
A thought, further radicalised by creating an hourglass in the same materials as its own moving contents.
The sound of time – single hourglass Twin has been chosen by Roehrs & Boetsch for a special edition published by the gallery in light of Nel Verbeke's first solo show.
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