Time Clock Piece (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #46 extract: Time Clock Piece (1980-81)



Welcome to the 'cinema' of a deranged artist. 
Tehching Hsieh, in 1980, decided to punch a clock every hour, on the hour, for one entire year. This means that he went to his studio at every single hour of the day - he woke up all through the night - to expose a frame of him standing next to a clock in the same overalls with the exact same blank expression. All that we see happen is his patchy head sprout a full head of hair. You can also see him shrink ever so slightly as each second passes due to his spine compressing over the course of a day. Beyond this, nothing but time is wasted. And such seems to be Hsieh's philosophy of art. You watch him waste away, and he appreciates you for joining in I suppose. Whilst this isn't the most insane thing Hsieh has done (he stayed outside for a whole entire year once), I'd certainly recommend giving this a watch if you can find a copy.

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