There are two distinct words for time in Greek: kairos and chronos. Kairos refers to a subjective time that is made sense of by the individual, whereas chronos refers to an objective time measured in hours, minutes and seconds. As we become better at counting minutes (through increasingly accurate clocks) are we getting better at making the minutes count?
by Matthew Lim
Interested to learn more? Check back soon for an interview with Lim about the process of making this work. To see Lim’s final piece, come down to the SOTA Art Gallery from 6 March – 15 March 2019 for aedge 2019.
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Also see: |reflect by Grace Ong
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