two round white clocks, each on resting in a pan on a balance scale; clock on left has hands at 12:04; clock on right has hands as 12:15; received dry mounted

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Time (A), c. 1985

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In this series, artist Kenji Nakahashi considers the fluid nature of time, defining it as a series of approximations or estimates made increasingly absurd by his efforts to measure it. Using scales, signs, and other comparative material to assert the “time” depicted on each clock, Nakahashi conveys the impossibility of capturing time, or even fixing a moment in memory.

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Title
Time (A)
Artist Life
Japanese (active United States), 1947 - 2017
Role
Photographer
Accession Number
2018.127.20
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two round white clocks, each on resting in a pan on a balance scale; clock on left has hands at 12:04; clock on right has hands as 12:15; received dry mounted

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