Jules Racine 1448201, 2013
Heuer 7700, 2013
Zone-X, 2013
From back to front
All works: Stainless steel, glass, clock movement, wooden shelf
The titles refer to the name of the companies producing the timepieces. The artists have removed the backing in order to reveal the mechanism inside the watch. By relatively simple but sophisticated means, using magnetism, electric currents, or simple gravitational forces, the artists create quietly evocative and formally striking works.
Photo © Andrea Rossetti