Time after time

[Brian Chichester]

I mentioned seeing the work of Yayoi Kusama in Melbourne, and one of the things that stayed with me was her construction of infinity mirror rooms.

I started experimenting with angled mirror pairs, using an hourglass as my subject. As you might expect, excluding unwanted reflections was the main issue.

Here's a couple of my early tries. I need to get more mirrors and more lights.







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Einmal ist keinmal

 

[RichDitch]

An interesting project. So, I assume you are using a single hourglass for this and everything else in the photos are reflections of that hourglass?

 

[DavidZihon]

I mentioned seeing the work of Yayoi Kusama in Melbourne, and one of the things that stayed with me was her construction of infinity mirror rooms.

I started experimenting with angled mirror pairs, using an hourglass as my subject. As you might expect, excluding unwanted reflections was the main issue.

Here's a couple of my early tries. I need to get more mirrors and more lights.

It's a nice reproduction.

The original concept sounds like an artistic representation of the Soul, which is often thought of as being represented as a spiral, containing many clocks, one for each life.

It could be a family though.

You could add a ancient Hebrew or Celtic letter or rune on the top, written in white paint with a calligraphic brush. Whether the letters make any sense to the conscious mind doesn't really matter.

In Japan, typically in Japanese traditional family homes, they can have a something structured similar to this for remembrance of ancestral links.

 

[Kazmarov]

Fascinating project Brian. Do like the use of the hour glass as a subject. Looking forward to seeing more!

 

[Kazmarov]

DavidZihon wrote

In Japan, typically in Japanese traditional family homes, they can have a something structured similar to this for remembrance of ancestral links.

Thanks for that snippet David. Japanese and other ancient cultures are just fascinating.

 

[DavidZihon]

DavidZihon wrote

In Japan, typically in Japanese traditional family homes, they can have a something structured similar to this for remembrance of ancestral links.

Thanks for that snippet David. Japanese and other ancient cultures are just fascinating.

I had some really interesting conversations in Japan about it.

Ancient History really did have its tough moments. The Japanese History reflects it better than European History, I would say.

I think what you are looking for is the word 'calico' or 'fabric' of family structure. It's a metaphor for how older cultures or sub-cultures look at family lines.

'Time after time' might be a metaphor for the reincarnation cycle, which is what the photo might be interpreted as depicting. In Japan they are much more comfortable talking about the topic than most in the West are, so I will keep my comments brief.

 

[Brian Chichester]

Yes, one hourglass. One's enough.

 

[CX Bob]

Nice stuff, Brian!

I like both these shots, although I have to say that the second one is more of a technical example of an interesting project. The first one is a real work of art!